Our eligibility requirements for sailing vessels.

Learn your options for fulfilling the mandatory requirement to hold a first aid certificate or equivalent when applying for a domestic certificate of competency.

Outlines the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons

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.

The purpose of this policy is to outline the underlying principles for the disclosure and dissemination of vessel tracking information under agreed conditions.

Find out how to provide a photo that meets our requirements for your certificate application.

What changes to Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54) did we seek feedback on?

Our search and rescue incidents from 2018–19.

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.

On 29 October 1981 the 213-metre 16,336 gross tonnage Ro-Ro container vessel, Anro Asia, grounded near the northern tip of Bribie Island while entering Moreton Bay.

Explore the trends in vessel design, materials and certification shaping Australia’s domestic fleet. See what was built, where, and how vessels are evolving to meet industry needs.

In this edition we talk about Draft instruction for ultrasonic thickness measurement for metallic vessels, Transitional requirements, Proposed changes to SAGM Pt 2 Stability booklets and more

Tests for establishing and verifying vessel stability.

It’s important to maintain your lifejacket according to the manufacturer’s instructions so it works when you need it.

This information is to draw the attention of ship owners and operators to the ongoing prohibition of asbestos on ships, noting that Australian law requires operators to take all reasonable steps to protect the health and safety of employees and contractors while at work.

Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

We maintain a database which assists us to calculate the risk factor of a vessel. This lets us target elevated risk vessels for inspection. 

In this edition we look at the most common reasons for certificate of survey refusal.