The North-East Shipping Management Plan (NE SMP) identifies actions based on information regarding the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region.

From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.

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A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

We work with a range of stakeholders on education and safety in the Torres Strait.

The purpose of this notice is to remind vessel owners, operators and masters of:

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

Explore key trends and safety insights from reported incidents in our annual reports.

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

Read a summary of results from the mid-2024 consultation on Marine Order 11 and download a copy of the full report.

In 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a revised strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships.

On 3 April 2010, the Shen Neng 1 was traversing a well-known shipping route south of the Douglas Shoal when it ran aground 38 nautical miles east of Great Keppel Island at about 5.30 pm.

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This agreement sets out the plan for how Australia will respond to marine pollution spills in Australian waters.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

Find out the requirements you need to fulfill to obtain an international endorsement.