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

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

This Marine Notice reminds shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations, marine pilots and pilotage providers about their obligation to provide and ensure continued safe pilot transfer arrangements on ships.

Risk assessments help identify why, when and where lifejackets need to be worn during vessel operations. Wearing a lifejacket can help prevent a tragic incident.

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.

A summary of discharge standards under MARPOL and local regulations if you are operating your vessel in Australian waters.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2013–14.

In this edition we talk about Lightship declarations and the law, new surveyor accreditation guidance manual part 2 now available and electrical issues able to be identified by non-electrical periodic surveyors.

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 (NE WSM WG).

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.

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.

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

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

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

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.

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx