Learn how to manage your garbage on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV).

An index to guide you through the supporting documents for the National Plan.

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.

Electronic visual distress signals are not a substitute for conventional pyrotechnic flares.

Overview of the international and domestic legislation and standards that apply in Australia.

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risk involved with getting on and off domestic commercial vessels.

The North-East Shipping Management Plan identifies actions based on information about the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region as well as the experience and knowledge of members of the North-East Water Space Management Working Group.

There are two methods of obtaining a verified gross mass (VGM). The VGM is mandatory for cargoes to be loaded onto a vessel.

With the introduction of a new revised Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency) on 1 January 2023 following extensive industry consulta

Our search and rescue incidents from 2017–18.

For vessels in distress or in need of assistance there can be, at times, a need to find an appropriate ‘place of refuge’, where steps can be taken to stabilise or repair the vessel and prevent the situation from worsening.

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.

This safety alert provides guidance to operators of domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) on risks associated with safety management systems inadequately considering electrical systems and other potential fire hazards.

About the feedback we received on the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety transition.