AMSA
In 2025, we carried out:
- 2,481 initial inspections on domestic commercial vessels
- 80 initial and 50 follow-up inspections on regulated Australian vessels
- 2,768 initial and 1,848 follow-up inspections on 2,507 foreign-flagged ships.
Key insights
Domestic commercial vessels
- inspections increased by 9% to 2,481
- overall deficiency rate improved from 3.69 to 3.38 per inspection
- detention rate rose slightly to 4.07%, showing we are better targeting higher-risk vessels
- detainable deficiencies increased from 140 to 198, especially in vessel structure and safety management systems.
Regulated Australian vessels
- 80 initial and 50 follow-up inspections completed
- these inspections focus on ensuring operational familiarity and conformance to Australian legislation.
Foreign flagged vessels
- 2,768 initial and 1,848 follow-up inspections on 2,507 vessels
- risk profiling helps focus inspections on vessels most likely to have safety-critical issues.
The Inspections annual report 2025 provides detailed information on inspections, detentions, and deficiencies, giving industry and stakeholders a clear view of maritime safety performance across industry. These insights inform our national compliance and education campaigns for the following year and highlights where we need to focus further inspection efforts.
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