Consultation Report – October 2022

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

We have released some safety guidance for commercial parasailing operators. Parasailing vessels are considered domestic commercial vessels under the National law.

How to meet the medical requirements for domestic seafarer certificates

The benefits and eligibility requirements of registration on the Australian international shipping register (AISR).

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

If you have an offer of employment on a ship registered on the Australian International Shipping Register (AISR), you may need a certificate of equivalence (CoE). A CoE allows you to work on an AISR-registered ship using your overseas STCW certificate, without an AMSA-issued certificate of competency or certificate of recognition.

The type of EPIRB you need depends on vessel class, length, flotation and operating area.

We implement the regulations under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 in Australia via supporting legislation which applies to all commercial vessels.

Tonnages for each Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessel, current, decommissioned, and under construction.

How to calculate your sea service before you apply for a sea service assessment.

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

Our senior management team runs the day-to-day operations and keeps our Board informed.