These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

This feedback report summarises submissions on proposed changes to NSCV C1 – Wheelhouse visibility, escape, accommodation and personal safety.

Operators and crew of these types of operations face unique safety challenges and risk.

South Australia hosted the 2017 National Plan Exercise from 5 to 7 December in Adelaide.

The Pacific Quest was found guilty of discharging an oily mixture from a ship into the sea near Border Island, Queensland on 25 December 2002.

Find out what the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) covers and how it's implemented in Australia.

Dynamic separation can cause your vessel to become unbalanced and tip over. Find out how you can avoid this happening.

We are the Australian Government agency responsible for implementing the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel regulation as set out in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe on land.

Lifejackets save lives

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

MARPOL Garbage placards (also known as stickers) are mandatory for all vessels of 12 metres or more in length and fixed or floating platforms.

Shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

The type of EPIRB you need depends on vessel class, length, flotation and operating area.

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.

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.

On 28 July 1988, the livestock carrier Al Qurain struck a wharf heavily while berthing in Portland, Victoria and severely ruptured a side fuel tank. An estimated 184 tonnes of fuel oil escaped into Portland Harbour.

The short-term measure under the MARPOL Convention requires ships engaged on international voyages to make improvements to deliver a reduction in their carbon intensity by an average of at least 40% by 2030 (compared to 2008 levels), in line with the target set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

A garbage management plan is an effective way to reduce garbage generated on board and ensure its effective disposal, to protect our marine environment. Under Australian maritime legislation it is mandatory for certain vessels to carry a garbage management plan.