Designing, selecting, and testing anchoring systems.

Using an advanced under keel clearance management (UKCM) system will reduce your chances of running aground.

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

This marine notice advises ship operators and owners of the hazards of transporting battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs).

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

This page outlines the types of survey reports and details an AMSA assessor looks for when reviewing an application for approval.

Fitting out all spaces on the vessel with the right fire protection measures.

On 30 August 1992 the fuel tank of Era was ruptured by the bow of the tug Turmoil during berthing operations at Port Bonython, South Australia, during high winds. Approximately 300 tonnes of bunker fuel was released into Spencer Gulf.

Standards for electrical installations, safety, testing and repair.

Standards for installing and maintaining engines fuelled by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

On the morning 28 June 1999, a discharge occurred from an offshore loading connection to the Mobil Port Stanvac Refinery in South Australia.

On 3 April 2010, the Shen Neng 1 was traversing a well-known shipping route south of the Douglas Shoal when it ran aground 38 nautical miles east of Great Keppel Island at about 5.30 pm.

Engines, propulsion, fuel, fluid, steering and ancillary systems.

Standards for appliances using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems as a fuel source.

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.