Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2016–17.

This program of regulatory activities was completed during the 2017–2018 financial year.

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

You need full ownership history to register a vessel. If you don’t have this information, you must submit a notice of intention to register a vessel to AMSA.

There are a range of chemical tools which can reduce the harmful effects of an oil spill.

Highlights the importance of maintaining rescue boats in good working order ready for immediate use

All regulated Australian vessels must have a minimum safe crewing determination (MSCD). Find out how to prepare your crewing arrangement, check qualifications, and submit your application or renewal.

Guidance for calculating your sea service equivalence if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Rating (specialist seaman department), Maritime Warfare Officer (Maritime Warfare department) or RAN Leading Seaman, Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer or Warrant Officer (Marine Engineering or Electrical Technical department).

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision

Read about the changes we have made to the NSCV since 2020.

At 8.55 am on 10 September 1979, the tanker World Encouragement was conducting berthing operations at an Australian Oil Refinery (AOR) mooring at Kurnell in Botany Bay, New South Wales, when oil began rising to the water surface from beneath the ship.

Get the latest insights from vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance. 

Operators of Regulated Australian Vessels (RAV) and Foreign Vessels, as well as the shippers of livestock, have obligations when loading and transporting livestock from Australia.

If you are an Australian seafarer, you can use an AMSA approved task book to record your sea service, training and experience on board a vessel.

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.