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. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

All regulated Australian vessels must have a minimum safe crewing determination (MSCD). Find out how to prepare your crewing arrangement, check qualifications, and submit your application or renewal.

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations and marine pilots that the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) has ceased printing some nautical publications.

A crew member’s arm was crushed between the vessel and a pylon while tending to mooring lines.

If you’re a seafarer or marine surveyor and want to apply for a skilled visa to live and work in Australia, you may need a migration skills assessment. Find out what you need to do and how to apply.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2017–18.

This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

The International safety management code (ISM code) governs the safe operation of ships and pollution prevention. We are responsible for issuing ISM code certification for Australian registered vessels, however AMSA has authorised recognised organisations to conduct this service.

This course is designed for marine pollution responders who may be part of an aircrew to investigate and report on an oil spill.

Our Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

The automatic identification system (AIS) works automatically and continuously, regardless of where a vessel is located.

We are the Australian Government agency responsible for implementing the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel regulation as set out in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

Advice for operators and masters on regulations specific to the transfer of oil cargoes between oil tankers at sea for domestic commercial vessels, regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels.

Commonwealth legislation requires a verified gross mass (VGM) be supplied before a container can be loaded onto a ship.

These are the deficiencies for MARPOL that our inspectors have found.

Anyone can report a marine safety concern to us.

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. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.