This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

About the feedback we received on the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety transition.

The short-term measure under the MARPOL Convention requires ships engaged on international voyages to make improvements to deliver a reduction in their carbon intensity by an average of at least 40% by 2030 (compared to 2008 levels), in line with the target set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

All domestic commercial vessels are required to have a national law certificate of survey—unless an exemption applies.

A hire vessel capsized after it was beached on a sandbank in a designated no-go area. The incident shows why hirers and participants must follow safety briefings and emergency plans.

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

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

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.

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

We have a large search and rescue region which covers our land mass, and large areas of our surrounding oceans.

Constructing the hull, decks, superstructures, deckhouses and bulkheads.

Standards for class 1 and class 2 fast craft that are at least 35m in equivalent length.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations (Class 1B) are required to carry a Scale D medical cabinet and a Scale F first aid kit on board.

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.

With the introduction of a new revised Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency) on 1 January 2023 following extensive industry consulta

Our role in working with the offshore industry.