Arrangements between government and industry under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies to respond to shipping casualties.

The use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) on board ships contributes significantly to the safety of navigation.

We consulted you about vessel reporting systems.

In accessing myAMSA, you agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use.

Shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

Standards for maintaining stability during day-to-day operations while the hull is intact.

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

Specifies safety standards for the design, construction, equipping and operation of a domestic commercial vessel that is a leisure craft.

Before you begin operating your vessel, you must follow our requirements.

If you undertake towing operations with your vessel, there are unique risks that you must consider within your risk assessment as part of the safety management system.

AMSA surveyor’s will be using the checklist below when inspecting ships as part of our livestock ships focused inspection campaign.

A garbage management plan is an effective way to reduce garbage generated on board and ensure its effective disposal, to protect our marine environment. Under Australian maritime legislation it is mandatory for certain vessels to carry a garbage management plan.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations (Class 1B) are required to carry a Scale D medical cabinet and a Scale F first aid kit on board.

This marine notice supersedes Marine Notice 10/2022.

Standards for class 1 and class 2 fast craft that are at least 35m in equivalent length.

Find out what marine orders are, why they exist and how they are written.

Standards for domestic commercial vessels, largely replaced by the NSCV for new vessels.

The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) provides standards for vessel design, construction and equipment for domestic commercial vessels.