We are responsible for responding to marine oil spills and supporting the National Plan for Maritime Emergency partners in doing the same within their jurisdictions.

Standards for maintaining stability during day-to-day operations while the hull is intact.

Small uncrewed autonomous vessels operating in C, D, or E waters.

Watch previous webinars and access webinar Q & As and presentations.

How to calculate your sea service before you apply for a sea service assessment.

Instructions for registered training organisations (RTOs).

About the feedback we received on the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety transition.

In this edition, we talk about how Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual 2 consultation closed, shaft surveys explained and some frequently asked questions related to AMS audits

DCV operators: Learn how to develop a fatigue management plan. This is a requirement under the national law for Class 1, 2 and 3 vessels, including those eligible for a simplified SMS.

Ben Fordham from Trepang Fisheries talks about float-free EPIRBS

Australia implements a range of standards and regulations to protect the marine environment from pollution.

You have a responsibility not to pollute the sea, and to be aware of the laws about oil and garbage pollution from vessels, including fishing vessels.

Constructing the hull, decks, superstructures, deckhouses and bulkheads.

Standards for maintaining buoyancy after flooding, grounding, or collision.

Australia Bay Seafoods General Manager and career fisherman Michael O’Brien, talks to AMSA about how the tragic loss of life with the capsizing of FV Dianne and FV Cassandra prompted them to reinforce their approach to safety.

This exemption allows DCV owners an extension of time for obtaining periodic or load line surveys, or a new certificate of currency for equipment. It also allows them to operate without required compass adjustments or while a liferaft is being serviced.

On 28 July 1988, the livestock carrier Al Qurain struck a wharf heavily while berthing in Portland, Victoria and severely ruptured a side fuel tank. An estimated 184 tonnes of fuel oil escaped into Portland Harbour.

On the morning of 24 April 2022, a fishing vessel ran aground on a reef between Bundaberg and Torres Strait. The master and two deck hands had been underway for six days prior to the grounding. The master was fatigued, having had little sleep given the watchkeeping schedule and the competency levels of the two deckhands.