Vessel Inspections Annual Report 2025 Shows 9% Increase
Summary
AMSA published its Vessel Inspections Annual Report 2025 on March 26, reporting that domestic commercial vessel inspections increased by 9% to 2,481 initial inspections compared to the prior year. The overall deficiency rate improved from 3.69 to 3.38 per inspection, though the detention rate rose slightly to 4.07% and detainable deficiencies increased from 140 to 198, particularly in vessel structure and safety management systems. The report also covers 80 initial and 50 follow-up inspections on regulated Australian vessels, and 2,768 initial and 1,848 follow-up inspections on 2,507 foreign-flagged ships.
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What changed
AMSA released its annual vessel inspections report for 2025, documenting monitoring activities across domestic commercial vessels, regulated Australian vessels, and foreign-flagged ships. The report shows domestic inspections rose 9% to 2,481, the overall deficiency rate improved to 3.38 per inspection, but the detention rate increased slightly to 4.07% with detainable deficiencies rising from 140 to 198.
Affected vessel operators and maritime industry stakeholders should review the inspection data to understand deficiency trends, particularly in vessel structure and safety management systems where detainable deficiencies increased most significantly. The findings will inform AMSA's national compliance and education campaigns for the coming year, indicating where inspection focus will be directed.
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Thursday 26 March 2026 As part of our commitment to safe, clean seas and compliant vessels, we undertake vessel inspections and report to industry. The Inspections annual report 2025 shows how we’ve monitored domestic and foreign vessels over the past year.
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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