1. The criteria for the issue to a person of a trainee pilot licence are that the person: (a)  is entitled to work in Australia; and (b)  holds: 

Find out about the process of obtaining a near coastal certificate.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments, compass adjustment requirements, uncrewed barges and more.

Learn what you need to do to prepare for and take your oral exam.

Operators and crew of these types of operations face unique safety challenges and risk.

On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

Carry the type of lifejacket required for your vessel's highest service category. You can choose self-inflating, manual inflating or foam buoyancy lifejackets.

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

Why you need a maritime mobile service identity (MMSI), and how to apply for one.

Our Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

Australia’s policy is that those who pollute our marine environment should be responsible for cleaning up and repairing the damage they have caused. If AMSA has to do this because they do not, then they should pay AMSA.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

Following a report to AMSA, and subsequent investigation, the Pax Phoenix was fined for illegally discharging oily water into the marine environment near Holbourne Island, Queensland on 2 September 2001.

Learn how to manage your garbage on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV).

Reminding those who own, operate or are on board Australian ships, about offences under Australian sanction laws. The information has been prepared by the Australian Sanctions Office.

NOPSEMA has been working with state authorities to improve and streamline consultation practices within the offshore petroleum industry, and provide advice on regulatory requirements for offshore petroleum activities.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

These guidelines aim to assist small1 DCV operations to undertake a risk assessment as part of the vessel’s safety management system.