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.
Our marine surveyors complete initial ship inspection checklist (Form 36) during initial ship inspections.
This form may be used by a member of the public to notify us of a suspected breach of conditions of accreditation by an accredited surveyor.
Surveyors – use this form to report on a shaft survey for a domestic commercial vessel.
You can use this form to make a statutory declaration for a builder's certificate for your new vessel.
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.
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.