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

When a livestock ship, certified with an Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL), carries cattle and/or buffalo, cargo hold decks should be washed and cleaned regularly.

Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

At approximately 5.30 am WA time on Friday 21 August 2009 the Montara Wellhead mobile drilling unit, located 140 miles offshore from the north-west Australian coast, had an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from one of the platform wells. Consequently oil escaped to the surface and gaseous hydrocarbons escaped into the atmosphere.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

In this edition we talk about Draft instruction for ultrasonic thickness measurement for metallic vessels, Transitional requirements, Proposed changes to SAGM Pt 2 Stability booklets and more

Prepare and submit your application for a role with us.

This consultation feedback report is based on submissions to us via an online form and Facebook.

This marine notice advises ship operators and owners of the hazards of transporting battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs).

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.

On 28 July 1988, the livestock carrier Al Qurain struck a wharf heavily while berthing in Portland, Victoria and severely ruptured a side fuel tank. An estimated 184 tonnes of fuel oil escaped into Portland Harbour.

We are responsible for approving coastal pilotage training providers and courses.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

Information regarding remote survey requests for ships detained in Australia.

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.