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.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Western Australia.

January - March 2026There were 335 reported incidents involving domestic commercial vessels in Quarter 1 of 2026. Of these, 44 were serious and 1 very serious.

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

Regulatory requirements for certificates of competency, sometimes referred to as ‘tickets’, apply to thousands of Australians working across the domestic commercial vessel (DCV) industry.

The Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) is a mandatory measure that promotes the use of energy efficient (less polluting) equipment and engines on new build ships.

As the national standard is updated, generic equivalent standards (GES) are being superseded.

As a regulatory body, we are required to publish a range of information about our functions and how we carry them out. We do this under the information publication scheme.

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

This marine notice advises of the availability of guidance for the recording of operations in the Oil Record Book Part I – machinery space operations (all ships), prepared and issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

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

Our search and rescue incidents from 2017–18.

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

A Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) is now available in the Australia and New Zealand region.

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

Ships registered on the Australian general shipping register have Australian nationality.

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.