Find out which companies are registered as a private seafarer recruitment and placement service in Australia.

If you are serving or have served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a Maritime Warfare Officer, this information explains how to qualify for an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarer (STCW) certificate of competency for a: Chief mate Master less than 3000 GT Master

Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

A summary of discharge standards under MARPOL and local regulations if you are operating your vessel in Australian waters.

Ships registered on the Australian general shipping register have Australian nationality.

Do a lifejacket risk assessment. Your safety, and the safety of your passengers and crew, depends on it. Wearing a lifejacket can help prevent a tragic incident.

Learn how to manage your garbage on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV).

What changes to Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54) did we seek feedback on?

1. The criteria for the issue to a person of a trainee pilot licence are that the person: (a)  is entitled to work in Australia; and (b)  holds: 

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 Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) is now available in the Australia and New Zealand region.

There are standards of competence you must achieve to be able to work on an international fishing vessel.

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

Our eligibility requirements for sailing vessels.

On 6 February 1988 the Hong Kong registered bulk carrier Sir Alexander Glen lost approximately 450 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the waters off Port Walcott, Western Australia when a bunker tank was holed by the ship's anchor.

Safety of Navigation – 1 August - 8 September 2021 AMSA conducted a Safety of Navigation Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) over the period 1 August to the 8 September 2021. 

AMSA and the Bureau of Meteorology provide vessels with maritime safety information (MSI) about hazards and foreseeable dangers to safe navigation through Australia's marine environment.

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.