We are a Commonwealth statutory authority which provides services to the Australian maritime industry. Sometimes we need to seek the help and support of private companies to deliver our services.

In this edition we provide advice on how to send us large files, what to do if you receive a complaint about a survey, provide guidance on battery safety, and more.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations (Class 1B) are required to carry a Scale D medical cabinet and a Scale F first aid kit on board.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Changes to safety management systems requirements' held 19 March 2025.

Survey vessels in these classes are required to carry a Scale F first aid kit on board: 1B, 1C (with unberthed passengers), 1D (with berthed passengers), 1E (with berthed passengers), 2B, 2C, 3B and 3C.

Follow these steps if you wish to operate your vessel commercially outside of the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ).

Domestic commercial fishing vessels may transit between the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Norfolk island and the Australian mainland.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations Class 1C (with berthed passengers), 2B and 3B, are required to carry a Scale E medical cabinet and a Scale F First aid kit on board.

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risk involved with getting on and off domestic commercial vessels.

You must be a specific distance from the nearest land before a discharge at sea can be made.

We implement the regulations under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 in Australia via supporting legislation which applies to all commercial vessels.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe in the air.

Read about the skills and knowledge you’ll learn in a near coastal certificate course.

Find safety equipment guides for class 1, 2 and 3 vessels that hold a certificate of survey.

Find out the requirements you need to fulfill to obtain an international endorsement.

Find out how to make an MLC complaint and how AMSA responds to MLC complaints.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024