Your New Zealand seafarer qualifications allow you to gain a Certificate of recognition for your qualification in Australia.

In this edition, we seek your feedback on national standards for fire safety on commercial vessels, talk about securing liferafts, share a case study about accreditation, an electrical fire incident caused by a portable electrical tool battery, and our new updated forms for surveyors.

All domestic commercial vessels must have a certificate of survey unless exempt.

On 16 March 2022, a class 2B landing barge collided with a starboard channel marker. The investigation identified that the previous swing engineer did not inform the incoming engineer that the port main engine cooling water suction valve was shut. After getting underway, the engine began to overheat. This distracted the master from monitoring the vessel’s intended track. The vessel’s safety management system did not have an appropriate engineering handover procedure.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

The type of EPIRB you need depends on vessel class, length, flotation and operating area.

When a livestock ship, certified with an Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL), carries cattle and/or buffalo, cargo hold decks should be washed and cleaned regularly.

Scams are intended to trick you into giving out your personal information or paying money.

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Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Western Australia.

A summary of discharge standards under MARPOL and local regulations if you are operating your vessel in Australian waters.

In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

In this edition we explain correct and incorrect use of conditions.

The National Law places obligations on maritime operators and other parties to ensure safety of persons and vessels and protection of the marine environment.

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

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.

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