Guidance on ensuring appropriate crewing for safe navigation for domestic commercial vessels.

Explore key trends and safety insights from reported incidents in our annual reports.

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.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2013–14.

In some circumstances, it is mandatory to make a MARPOL report for certain pollution incidents.

We are a team of dedicated professionals – hear more about our experiences working at AMSA.

Information for ship owners and operators about the application of the Bunkers Convention in Australia.

Follow these steps if you wish to operate your vessel commercially outside of the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ).

Read about the results of the consultation on new reporting rules for lost and observed freight containers at sea, mainly affecting Marine Order 27 (MO27)

In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

Follow these steps if you want to take a DCV overseas for dry docking, sale or delivery.

Transfer, suspend or revoke a certificate or approval for a domestic commercial vessel. You may need to transfer the certificate or approval when you sell or purchase a vessel.

The North-East Shipping Management Plan identifies actions based on information about the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region as well as the experience and knowledge of members of the North-East Water Space Management Working Group (NE WSM WG).

Join our team and be part of a culture built on respect, collaboration, and a shared purpose.

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

If you’re a seafarer or marine surveyor and want to apply for a skilled visa to live and work in Australia, you may need a migration skills assessment. Find out what you need to do and how to apply.

Environmental, scientific and technical functions and resources in spill response.

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

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

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.