Change of home port
Change of home port
What do I need to do?
To change your home port, you need to:
- Select a new home port for the vessel
New South Wales
- Jervis Bay
- Lake Macquarie
- Newcastle
- Port Kembla
- Port Stephens
- Sydney
- Yamba
Northern Territory
- Darwin
- Gove Harbour
Queensland
- Abell Point
- Brisbane
- Bundaberg
- Cairns
- Gladstone
- Hamilton Island
- Hayman Island
- Karumba
- Mackay
- Maryborough
- Mooloolaba
- Mourilyan
- Port Douglas
- Rockhampton
- Southport
- Townsville
- Rosslyn Bay
South Australia
- Goolwa
- Kingston (SE)
- Port Adelaide
- Port Lincoln
- Wallaroo
Tasmania
- Burnie
- Devonport
- Hobart
- Launceston
Victoria
- Geelong
- Melbourne
- Portland
Western Australia
- Broome
- Dampier
- Fremantle
- Port Hedland
If you would like a home port that does not appear on this list then you can apply to have a new home port gazetted.
- Complete the form
- Pay the application fee
You must pay a non-refundable fee when lodging your application.
Learn more about shipping registration fees and payment options.
- Lodge your application form and supporting documentation
Send the original completed forms with the original registration certificate to:
Shipping Registration Office
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
PO Box 255
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- Wait for us to let you know
We will let you know if there is any additional information that we need to process your application. If we have received everything we need, we will send you a Marking Note with instructions on how to mark your vessel.
- Mark your ship
On completion of the marking of the ship the Marking Note must be signed by the owner and witnessed. The original must be returned to us, with any outstanding documents we have requested.
- Application completed
On receipt of the Marking Note we will finalise the registration of your ship and send you the registration certificate. The original certificate must be kept aboard the vessel.