Your vessel may be considered a regulated Australian vessel (RAV).

A gala dinner will be held in Newcastle, NSW on 1 September 2023 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Mission to Seafarers’ presence in Newcastle.

The Navigation Act 2012 is legislation which covers international ship and seafarer safety, protect the marine environment where it relates to shipping and the actions of seafarers in Australian waters.

Our senior management team runs the day-to-day operations and keeps our Board informed.

If you have recently changed your name, you can apply to get it changed on your certificate of competency and receive a replacement.

Use this form to order AMSA brochures, MARPOL placards and stickers, free of charge.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations Class 1C (with berthed passengers), 2B and 3B, are required to carry a Scale E medical cabinet and a Scale F First aid kit on board.

Find AMSA's latest modern slavery statement and access previous statements.

A video tutorial on submitting a shaft survey report in the MARS system, for the use of marine surveyors in Australia.

Pilot transfer remains one of the highest-risk operations at sea. In this issue, learn more about the practical steps vessel operators, masters and crews can take for safer pilot transfer.

Our organisation has observed that a number of Administrations are issuing dispensations to ships where a defect has occurred to a critical piece of equipment. There are differing circumstances where we will and will not accept the dispensation.