A particularly sensitive sea area (PSSA) is given special protection because of its vulnerability to damage from international shipping activities.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Changes to safety management systems requirements' held 19 March 2025.

This Marine Notice reminds vessel masters, owners and operators about the coastal pilotage requirements that apply within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, as prescribed in Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54).

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

In this edition, learn more about the new NSCV C2 and Marine Order 97.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

The following statistics relate to the complaints received by AMSA since we issued Marine notice 04/2020 (expired 30 September 2020) and Marine notice 10/2020 (expired 28 February 2021).

Knowledge of regulations and duties will help you navigate safely on the seas.

We are responsible for approving coastal pilotage training providers and courses.

Your compliance requirements will be affected by the service category of your vessel.

Operators of Regulated Australian Vessels (RAV) and Foreign Vessels, as well as the shippers of livestock, have obligations when loading and transporting livestock from Australia.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

In this edition we explain correct and incorrect use of conditions.

Our stance is that shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

All ships must follow the requirements of MARPOL Annex V when discharging cargo residue.

All domestic commercial vessels must have a certificate of survey unless exempt.

Discover how we’re tackling the challenges around Operation Recovery—YM Efficiency.