There are standards of competence you must achieve to be able to work on an international fishing vessel.

There are laws against ship sourced pollution and those responsible may be prosecuted under state or territory legislation.

We inspect domestic commercial vessels to ensure crew, vessel, and operational safety.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Defence

Guidance on ensuring appropriate crewing for safe navigation for domestic commercial vessels.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working to reduce the loss and discharge of fishing gear into the sea.

Payment options for marine levies, fees, or charges.

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.

Trajectory models can help predict spill behaviour in the marine environment. If you are from one of our National Plan partner agencies, you can request a spill trajectory model when an oil or chemical spill occurs.

Just before midnight on 24 January 2006, approximately 25 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was spilt from the bulk carrier Global Peace while berthing at the RG Tanner Coal loading facility in Gladstone in Queensland.

In early 2018 representatives from Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) and AMSA boarded the containership ANL Warragul for a three day voyage to test the hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) reconnaissance capability.

Vessel stability requirements and checklist for domestic commercial vessels (DCVs). Best practice guidance to stop your vessel from capsizing.

Download a copy of the requirements for each near coastal certificate.

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.