A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

The purpose of this notice is to remind vessel owners, operators and masters of:

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

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

In 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a revised strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships.

There is increasing use of remotely operated and autonomous technology in Australia and worldwide across a range of fields.

The North-East Shipping Management Plan (NE SMP) identifies actions based on information regarding the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region.

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

You need to revalidate your STCW CoP or CoC every 5 years. The exact requirements depend on your certificate, sea service and training.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

Details about the Registered training organisation delivered revalidation courses for Masters, Deck and Engineer officers.

Toxic gases can quickly build up on board vessels and kill a crew member or passenger in minutes. Identify equipment, appliances and systems that create these gases and reduce the risks.

If you hold a valid STCW certificate issued by another country and want to work on an Australian-flagged vessel, you need a certificate of recognition (CoR). In some countries this is called a recognition endorsement.

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Fatigue risk management' held 19 February 2025.

In this edition we talk about voluntary suspension: a practical option when you’re not surveying, survey process for Exemption 2 Division 5 vessels applying for a certificate of survey and survey code update in MARS: survey flexibility rollout.

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