Small uncrewed autonomous vessels operating in C, D, or E waters.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

Find out about vessel categories, calculating vessel size, and read the dictionary of definitions.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Fatigue management on domestic commercial vessels' held on 8 May 2026.

If you hold a valid STCW certificate issued by another country and want to work on an Australian-flagged vessel, you need a certificate of recognition (CoR). In some countries this is called a recognition endorsement.

Toxic gases can quickly build up on board vessels and kill a crew member or passenger in minutes. Identify equipment, appliances and systems that create these gases and reduce the risks.

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

All vessel owners need to do a risk assessment to work out what medical and first aid equipment to carry. Class 1, 2 and 3 survey vessels have minimum medical and first aid equipment they are required to carry.

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.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments

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

In this edition, learn more about the new NSCV C2 and Marine Order 97.

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.

From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.

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.

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

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

Some vessels do not have to be surveyed. Depending on the type of vessel, you may need to apply for approval to operate.

In this edition we look at the most common reasons for certificate of survey refusal.