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Ships registered on the Australian general shipping register have Australian nationality.

Follow these steps if your RAV is no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) or it's being brought to Australia to operate as a DCV.

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.

If you are no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian exclusive economic zone, you can switch to being a domestic commercial vessel by surrendering your regulated Australian vessel (RAV) Certificate of survey , Maritime Labour Certificate, and load line certificate. You can then apply for domestic commercial vessel certification.

On 22 March 2023, AMSA launched new artwork on the Cairns-based Challenger aircraft, designed by Torres Strait artist Michael Nona.

A master or owner of a vessel may apply for an exemption from the requirement to navigate a vessel with a licensed pilot in a compulsory pilotage area

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Apply for acceptance on the oil spill control agents register.

This Marine Notice reminds shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers about their obligation to provide and ensure continued safe pilot transfer arrangements on ships.

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

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

The provision of adequate port waste reception facilities for ship-generated waste is vital to preventing marine pollution.

We have offices all around Australia. You can contact our state offices using the details below.

On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

In this edition, learn more about the new NSCV C2 and Marine Order 97.

You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.