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.

Our range of navigation services includes marine navigation and e-navigation.

The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.

Safeguard your vessel and operation with an active maintenance plan.

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2013–14.

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.

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These guidelines aim to assist small1 DCV operations to undertake a risk assessment as part of the vessel’s safety management system.

On 20 May 1988 bulk carrier Korean Star grounded in the vicinity of Cape Cuvier within the port limits of Carnarvon, Western Australia.

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (the National Plan) sets out national arrangements, policies and principles for managing maritime environmental emergencies.

Australia’s first recorded major oil spill occurred on Saturday 28 November 1903 in Port Phillip Bay.

In this edition we explain how to complete a shaft survey report, tell you about changes to MARS, changes to surveyor identity cards and much more.

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

We have conducted these inspection campaigns in the past, focusing on specific deficiencies and outcomes.

In Australia, domestic commercial vessels are regulated under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 (national law act). The National Law Act underpins the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety (national system).

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.