Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

Find out about the search and rescue incidents we attended between July 2019 and June 2020

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

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.

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

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

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

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

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.

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

With the introduction of a new revised Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency) on 1 January 2023 following extensive industry consulta

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.