We seek your feedback on MO503, talk about surveyor responsibilities when making recommendations, applying for specific exemptions, or following up electrical wiring and more.

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

At 8.55 am on 10 September 1979, the tanker World Encouragement was conducting berthing operations at an Australian Oil Refinery (AOR) mooring at Kurnell in Botany Bay, New South Wales, when oil began rising to the water surface from beneath the ship.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Changes to safety management systems requirements' held 19 March 2025.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2013–14.

Why you need a maritime mobile service identity (MMSI), and how to apply for one.

How to calculate your sea service in trailer hopper suction dredgers operating in ports, inshore and in limited near coastal areas.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2016–17.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Fatigue risk management' held 19 February 2025.

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

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Managing operational stability risks in commercial fishing' held on 19 February 2026.

On this page you can find copies of previous editions and amendments to the NSCV.

You have a responsibility not to pollute the sea, and to be aware of the laws about oil and garbage pollution from vessels, including fishing vessels.

The FOI disclosure list describes the documents disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, and the date of disclosure.

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Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

This Marine Notice reminds vessel masters, owners and operators about the coastal pilotage requirements that apply within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, as prescribed in Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54).