This five-year outlook of future action covers specific industry issues, international developments, priorities for standards, and legislative expiries.

In this edition, learn more about careers at AMSA and maintenance plan essentials.

From 1 May 2023 to 30 June 2023, we will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on planned maintenance requirements for domestic commercial vessels (DCVs).

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

The National Plan uses a risk based approach to reduce the impact of maritime environment emergencies.

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.

The National Law places obligations on maritime operators and other parties to ensure safety of persons and vessels and protection of the marine environment.

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.

(1)  The criteria for issue to a person of an unrestricted pilot licence, for a stated pilotage area, are that the person: 

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

Your vessel may be considered a regulated Australian vessel (RAV).

We make a range of information available for public access. You can also formally request access to documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform cruise vessel masters and operators of AMSA’s policy on limiting sulphur emissions from cruise vessels[1] when at berth in the Port of Sydney Harbour.

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

A timeline of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA’s) involvement in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Commonwealth legislation requires a verified gross mass (VGM) be supplied before a container can be loaded onto a ship.

From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.