Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

On 6 November 2021, while enroute, a passenger charter (Class 1E) vessel’s inadequately secured swim platform gate opened when a passenger and toddler leant against it causing the two passengers to fall into the water. The investigation identified that there was no locking bolt on the gate, no risk assessments and no passenger verification procedures in place. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic many seafarers have played an essential role.

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

Instructions for registered training organisations (RTOs).

If you have lost your certificate of competency, or it has been damaged or stolen you can apply to get it replaced.

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

Watch the video of Mark Jacobs who has hung up his snorkel and fins to help save lives across 10 per cent of the Earth’s surface.

All regulated Australian vessels must have a minimum safe crewing determination (MSCD). Find out how to prepare your crewing arrangement, check qualifications, and submit your application or renewal.

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

The minimum certification and qualifications required by lecturers to deliver our approved courses for the issue of an AMSA STCW Certificate. These requirements are in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1978, as amended (STCW).

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

This agreement sets out the plan for how Australia will respond to marine pollution spills in Australian waters.

We are responsible for approving coastal pilotage training providers and courses.

How we process your Certificate of recognition application after it has been submitted.