Use the My Boat online system to understand and comply with safety requirements, legislation and standards for your domestic commercial vessel.

Specifies the minimum standards for design and construction and safety equipment.

Advice to vessel owners and masters for the Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on passenger (class 1) vessel tenders in Western Australia and Northern Territory.

The mooring snagged on an unseen underwater object and the chain was pulled out of the bow roller and down the side of the vessel. The vessel capsized with no resulting injuries.

Highlights the importance of maintaining rescue boats in good working order ready for immediate use

Some vessels do not have to be surveyed. Depending on the type of vessel, you may need to apply for approval to operate.

Learn how non-shipborne AIS units are managed and find out what’s required to apply to operate a base station or AtoN in Australia.

Find safety equipment guides for non-survey vessels based on class and type of operation.

Find out if the vessel you own or operate under a boat-share agreement is a domestic commercial vessel.

Advice on maintaining rescue boats in working order.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.