There are mandatory minimum requirements for your certificates under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW).

This figure describes Modern Slavery Risks

We hosted the second annual salvage and wreck workshop on 28 and 29 November 2017 at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney.

This marine notice advises vessel owners, vessel operators, masters, officers, seafarer training organisations and industry organisations that AMSA does not consider electronic visual distress signals (EVDs) to be a suitable replacement for pyrotechnic distress signals.

Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024, requires that industrial personnel be at least 16 years of age, and have documentary evidence of the person’s physical and medical fitness of a kind that is acceptable to AMSA.

AMOSC welcomes Matthew (Matt) Breen (Operations).

An introduction to the Automatic Identification System, what it is and how it works.

The 276th meeting of the Board was held on Thursday, 20 November 2025, in Canberra, ACT.

On the evening of 2 April 2022, a Sydney Harbour ferry was operating a regular route between Manly and Circular Quay. A group of young males were exhibiting risk taking behaviour on the deck during adverse weather conditions. One of the group jumped, stumbled, and fell overboard without a lifejacket. The master came about and followed the ferry track back at dead slow to find the person overboard (POB). The POB had the presence of mind to use his mobile phone torch light in the dark to alert the master of his presence and was rescued.

A video explaining how to develop a safety management system.

We contribute to safety in the region by working with our geographic neighbours.