The use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) on board ships contributes significantly to the safety of navigation.

When completing a bunker delivery note, you will need to include specific details.

Our role in working with the offshore industry.

On this page you can find copies of previous editions and amendments to the NSCV.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

We make a range of information available for public access. You can also formally request access to documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

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

Find out if the vessel you own or operate under a boat-share agreement is a domestic commercial vessel.

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with the carriage of battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) on roll-on, roll-off (RORO) ferries.

The inaugural Australian VTS Award saw Brisbane VTS operators Todd Stewart and Ricky Blake commended for their actions, which had a profound impact on the outcome of two men and a young boy lost at sea.

Dr Rosalie Balkin was appointed to the AMSA Board on 21 November 2018 for a three year term.

In this edition we explain how to complete a shaft survey report, tell you about changes to MARS, changes to surveyor identity cards and much more.

Explore key trends and safety insights from reported incidents in our annual reports.

Standards for maintaining buoyancy after flooding, grounding, or collision.

Explore the trends in vessel design, materials and certification shaping Australia’s domestic fleet. See what was built, where, and how vessels are evolving to meet industry needs.

We work with a range of stakeholders on education and safety in the Torres Strait.

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.