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

A guide for domestic commercial vessels

Make electrical safety a priority. Reduce the risk of electrical fire from batteries and electrical installations on your vessel.

There is increasing use of remotely operated and autonomous technology in Australia and worldwide across a range of fields.

Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

This marine notice provides information on how the automatic channel switching feature in VHF digital selective calling (DSC) radios may impact voice communications during safety critical operations.

AMSA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2023 annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), 4-6 October.

Consultation on electrical safety on vessels closed on 28 February 2019.

Survey vessels in these classes are required to carry a Scale F first aid kit on board: 1B, 1C (with unberthed passengers), 1D (with berthed passengers), 1E (with berthed passengers), 2B, 2C, 3B and 3C.

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

This feedback report summarises submissions we received on the proposed changes to Marine Order 27.

Engines, propulsion, fuel, fluid, steering and ancillary systems.

Defining a 'novel vessel', their requirements, and pathways to certify them.

The National Maritime Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulators Forum is a collaborative platform for discussing maritime workplace health and safety. Its main aim is to improve safety for domestic commercial vessels.

Alerts the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

All domestic commercial vessels under the national law are required to meet design, construction, stability and equipment standards.