AMSA Connect phone services may have longer wait times on Monday 1 June 2026 while we operate with reduced staffing due to the Reconciliation Day Public Holiday in Canberra. Our search and rescue team will continue to operate during this time.
Application for new listing of an Oil Spill Control Agent (OSCA) Under the Australian National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (The National Plan).
To register your ship on the Australian international shipping register, you will need to submit a statutory declaration that the vessel will be used for international trading.
Surveyors – use this form to record the practical stability testing of a Standard Houseboat during initial survey.
Surveyors – use this form to make a report on the welding aspects of initial construction or alteration of a domestic commercial vessel.
Surveyors – use this form to review a domestic commercial vessel’s compliance with conditions of assignment for a load line. Complete this review at the vessel’s initial survey.
This form is for a person who holds a Certificate of surveyor recognition under a law of New Zealand, and wishes to carry out an equivalent occupation in Australia.
To operate as a private seafarer recruitment and placement service in Australia, you must register with AMSA.
Use this form to apply to register.
You can use this form to complete a check pilot checklist.