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

We work with government and industry to respond to pollution incidents under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

Managing fatigue is everyone’s responsibility. This guidance hub will help you manage fatigue in your commercial vessel operation.

Advisory note for the offshore petroleum industry on environmental plans and oil pollution emergency plans.

From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.

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

Our privacy policy tells you how we protect and handle your personal information.

Safeguard your vessel and operation with an active maintenance plan.

Carry the type of lifejacket required for your vessel's highest service category. You can choose self-inflating, manual inflating or foam buoyancy lifejackets.

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

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.