Become a coastal pilot and contribute to the safety of ships in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef.

The global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) connects you to coast stations and vessels via satellite and radio communications when you're out at sea.

Learn how non-shipborne AIS units are managed and find out what’s required to apply to operate a base station or AtoN in Australia.

Lives continue to be lost every year in Australia when people go overboard from vessels, without a lifejacket. The simple truth is lifejackets save lives, but only if they’re worn. It’s time to get on board with lifejacket safety.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

As the national standard is updated, generic equivalent standards (GES) are being superseded.

AMSA shut down its DGPS service on 1 July 2020.

Replace your lost or damaged certificate, or get a new certificate after updating your personal details.

Our senior management team runs the day-to-day operations and keeps our Board informed.

We are responsible for handling health and safety issues for personnel on prescribed ships that are engaged in trade or commerce on international and domestic voyages.

All vessel owners need to do a risk assessment to work out what medical and first aid equipment to carry. Class 1, 2 and 3 survey vessels have minimum medical and first aid equipment they are required to carry.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

This marine notice advises ship operators and owners of the hazards of transporting battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs).

A charter vessel with passengers was conducting a cruise around Sydney Harbour when it narrowly missed an unlit runabout at night. The vessel ran aground, and two attempts to tow the vessel off the sandbank were unsuccessful. The investigation found that the master did not risk-assess the route and respective conditions. The vessel safety management system provided the master with no clear direction on safe routes to follow. The command, control, and communication with and between the crew in relation to emergency procedures and response was ineffective.

We have released some safety guidance for commercial parasailing operators. Parasailing vessels are considered domestic commercial vessels under the National law.

Explore key trends and safety insights from reported incidents in our annual reports.