The Australian states and territories work with us to coordinate an effective search and rescue (SAR) service.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

If you are an Australian seafarer, you can use an AMSA approved task book to record your sea service, training and experience on board a vessel.

Read a summary of results from the mid-2024 consultation on Marine Order 11 and download a copy of the full report.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2018–19.

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.

Read previous AMSA update editions from 2024

The minimum certification and qualifications required by lecturers to deliver our approved courses for the issue of an AMSA STCW Certificate. These requirements are in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1978, as amended (STCW).

This consultation feedback report is based on submissions to us via an online form and Facebook.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints for the Great Barrier Reef—Hydrographers passage.

Find out about the search and rescue incidents we attended between July 2019 and June 2020

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

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

We invite your feedback on AMSA’s consultative 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS).

Changes to survey regime for domestic commercial vessels from 1 July 2018.

We want to know what you think about enhancing safety management on passenger vessels.

Since 2020, 345 serious crew injuries have been reported to us from regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels in Australian waters. Find out how effective risk assessments can help prevent accidents onboard.

You have a responsibility not to pollute the sea, and to be aware of the laws about oil and garbage pollution from vessels, including fishing vessels.

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