A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

AMSA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2023 annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), 4-6 October.

Seafarers often spend many months working away from family and friends with this situation being made worse if the vessel they are engaged on is involved in a maritime accident

We charge fees for evaluating and approving courses that are delivered by Registered training organisations.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

This feedback report summarises submissions we received on the proposed changes to Marine Order 27.

You can use some STCW certificates in place of equivalent near coastal certificates to work on a domestic commercial vessel.

The National Maritime Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulators Forum is a collaborative platform for discussing maritime workplace health and safety. Its main aim is to improve safety for domestic commercial vessels.

We have released some safety guidance for commercial parasailing operators. Parasailing vessels are considered domestic commercial vessels under the National law.

AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

The National Plan uses a risk based approach to reduce the impact of maritime environment emergencies.

This page contains a list of past changes to exemptions.

Recent public consultations which are now closed.

As the national standard is updated, generic equivalent standards (GES) are being superseded.

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

Accredited government and private surveyors, and recognised organisations who are qualified to conduct surveys on domestic commercial vessels.

We are responsible for approving coastal pilotage training providers and courses.