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.

AMSA approved training organisations delivering Continued competence (Certificate of Safety Training) (COST).

IMO guidelines about Australia's particularly sensitive sea areas—the Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait and Coral Sea.

Our SAR observer program trains SES volunteers to look for signs of people in distress from the air.

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

We follow the guidance of international conventions when conducting search and rescue (SAR) activities.

Find out about permitted tolerance, enforcement of requirements and how we will deal with delays in transmitting the VGM electronically.

An online learning program providing an awareness of how AMSA combats pollution in the marine environment.

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.

See how New Zealand are recognised to obtain an Australian domestic near coastal certificate.

How to get certificates we have issued to you, or your seafarers, certified online.