14 years as a Marine Engineer and 7 years as an AMSA-accredited Marine Surveyor — Seaga Austin brings a depth of technical knowledge that most boat dealers simply can't match. Eyre Offshore is built on that experience, and based right here in Port Lincoln where the boats actually fish.
When you buy through Eyre Offshore, you're dealing directly with a qualified Marine Engineer and AMSA-accredited Marine Surveyor who inspects, commissions and signs off on your vessel personally. No middlemen. No interstate call centre. One person, accountable from spec to sea trial.
Seaga has worked as a qualified Marine Engineer for 14 years, covering propulsion systems, hull construction, structural assessment, mechanical and electrical systems across a wide range of vessel types. That engineering background is applied directly to every vessel specification Eyre Offshore makes on a customer's behalf — understanding not just what a boat costs, but what it's actually made of, how it's put together, and whether it's fit for the job it's being bought for. It's the difference between a salesperson and someone who can read a hull drawing and tell you whether the plate spec is adequate for offshore SA conditions.
For the past 7 years Seaga has held full AMSA accreditation for marine survey — the qualification required to certify vessels for commercial operation in Australian waters. Survey work has spanned recreational and commercial vessel classes including fishing vessels, charter boats, landing craft and work vessels operating under the National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV). Every hull sold through Eyre Offshore is inspected and documented to surveyor standard before delivery — not as a value-add, but because that's what 7 years of survey work demands. If something isn't right, it doesn't pass.
Founded Eyre Offshore to bring properly specified, inspected and commissioned aluminium offshore vessels to the Eyre Peninsula. The only boat dealer on the peninsula backed by a qualified Marine Engineer and AMSA-accredited Marine Surveyor — with 21 years of combined technical experience behind every vessel that leaves the yard.
7 years of AMSA-accredited survey across recreational and commercial vessel classes. Certified to issue Certificates of Survey for vessels operating under NSCV in Australian waters.
14 years as a qualified Marine Engineer covering propulsion, hull construction, structural and mechanical systems across commercial and recreational vessel classes.
Conducts commercial vessel surveys to the National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) including AMSA registration and ABP biosecurity compliance management.
14 years Marine Engineering combined with 7 years AMSA-accredited survey — across commercial fishing, charter, work boats and recreational vessels in SA and WA.
Commercial vessel survey in Australia involves AMSA accreditation, NSCV compliance, factory inspection and biosecurity clearance. As the surveyor and the importer, Eyre Offshore manages this entire process — including a factory visit to Qingdao if required.
Seaga travels to the build facility to conduct the pre-shipment inspection. This is a mandatory step for NSCV survey and forms the foundation of your AMSA certificate of survey application.
Full survey documentation prepared and submitted to AMSA. Covers structural assessment, stability, safety equipment, load line and operational category requirements.
ABP compliance on arrival, local commissioning inspection in Port Lincoln, sea trial and final sign-off before handover. Certificate of Survey issued and vessel legally operational.
The survey fee package covers return travel to Qingdao, accommodation, the factory inspection and all AMSA documentation. Cost depends on vessel size, operational category and timeline.
Call or email directly to discuss any vessel, survey requirement or commercial inquiry.