We offer a maritime professional development program for mid to senior level port State control (PSC) staff from counterpart maritime safety agencies.

All domestic commercial vessels under the national law are required to meet design, construction, stability and equipment standards.

We have read and answered your questions about the new requirements for domestic commercial vessels that carry passengers.

Do a lifejacket risk assessment. Your safety, and the safety of your passengers and crew, depends on it. Wearing a lifejacket can help prevent a tragic incident.

You can submit your completed Seafarer form 419 or Certificate of competency application form 426 at participating Australia Post retail outlets.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

Chemical dispersants are one of the response tools available during oil spill responses.

The Maritine Agencies Forum (MAF) provides a forum for collaboration on maritime safety and other issues.

Navigational maritime safety information (MSI) for NAVAREA X and Australian coastal areas is issued by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Australia. Navigational warnings are current for the time indicated and can be updated by refreshing the webpage.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels