A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

AMSA shut down its DGPS service on 1 July 2020.

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.

In this edition we talk about Lightship declarations and the law, new surveyor accreditation guidance manual part 2 now available and electrical issues able to be identified by non-electrical periodic surveyors.

Check current fees for STCW certificates, assessments and related services. All fees are in Australian dollars (AUD).

If you have an offer of employment on a ship registered on the Australian International Shipping Register (AISR), you may need a certificate of equivalence (CoE). A CoE allows you to work on an AISR-registered ship using your overseas STCW certificate, without an AMSA-issued certificate of competency or certificate of recognition.

Keeping a radio watch saves lives. Use this guidance to set up your radio watchkeeping process and comply with Marine Order 504.

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

An index to guide you through the supporting documents for the National Plan.

Instructions for accredited surveyors to conduct surveys and inspections of domestic commercial vessels.

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.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

This handbook is an information resource for those involved in the transport of dangerous goods intended to be shipped by sea.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2013–14.

Disconnection of LPG system the source of explosion on a houseboat

In 2017 Gladstone Port Corporation (GPC) announced the arrival of its newest pilot vessel and the commencement of a new helicopter service contract.