Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

You can submit your completed Seafarer form 419 or Certificate of competency application form 426 at participating Australia Post retail outlets.

In 2024–25, our compliance activities focused on high-risk areas identified through safety data and guided by the National Compliance Plan. This summary reports our progress and key outcomes in these priority areas.

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

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

Following a report to AMSA, and subsequent investigation, the Pax Phoenix was fined for illegally discharging oily water into the marine environment near Holbourne Island, Queensland on 2 September 2001.

This consultation feedback report is based on submissions to us via an online form and Facebook.

PurposeA reminder of the requirements to test and maintain fuel isolation valves for multi-engine installations.

When completing a bunker delivery note, you will need to include specific details.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments, compass adjustment requirements, uncrewed barges and more.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.

Resources and advice on how to prepare for your oral exam.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

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

A fire occurred on a passenger vessel in a busy harbour. The master and crew took immediate action and followed emergency procedures to disembark and transfer 73 passengers safely to another ferry. The vessel’s structural and fixed firefighting systems worked effectively to contain and extinguish the fire.