This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

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

The benefits and eligibility requirements of registration on the Australian international shipping register (AISR).

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

Fees related to registration on the Australian General Shipping Register and Australian International Shipping Register.

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

Engines, propulsion, fuel, fluid, steering and ancillary systems.

Defining a 'novel vessel', their requirements, and pathways to certify them.

All domestic commercial vessels are required to have a national law certificate of survey—unless an exemption applies.

About the feedback we received on the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety transition.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

The FOI disclosure list describes the documents disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, and the date of disclosure.

Constructing the hull, decks, superstructures, deckhouses and bulkheads.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations (Class 1B) are required to carry a Scale D medical cabinet and a Scale F first aid kit on board.

Survey vessels in these classes are required to carry a Scale F first aid kit on board: 1B, 1C (with unberthed passengers), 1D (with berthed passengers), 1E (with berthed passengers), 2B, 2C, 3B and 3C.