We are responsible for ensuring there is a consistent approach to the use of AIS on offshore structures and facilities. Find out what we will ask you when you apply.

Lighthouses are part of the network of aids to navigation in Australia. Use our interactive map to locate one of our heritage lighthouses.

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

This figure describes Modern Slavery Risks

The Pacific Quest was found guilty of discharging an oily mixture from a ship into the sea near Border Island, Queensland on 25 December 2002.

On 30 August 1992 the fuel tank of Era was ruptured by the bow of the tug Turmoil during berthing operations at Port Bonython, South Australia, during high winds. Approximately 300 tonnes of bunker fuel was released into Spencer Gulf.

This marine notice draws attention to responsible navigational practices which masters and officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships operating in Australian waters should follow.

This marine notice provides information on how the automatic channel switching feature in VHF digital selective calling (DSC) radios may impact voice communications during safety critical operations.

A gala dinner will be held in Newcastle, NSW on 1 September 2023 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Mission to Seafarers’ presence in Newcastle.

A training organisation must apply to be accredited to provide approved VTS training.

On the morning 28 June 1999, a discharge occurred from an offshore loading connection to the Mobil Port Stanvac Refinery in South Australia.

Using an advanced under keel clearance management (UKCM) system will reduce your chances of running aground.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed tools to support the implementation of the low sulphur fuel limit.

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

In September 2017 the Western Australian Department of Transport ran Exercise Ningaloo Challenge, which was the largest and most complex maritime environmental emergency response exercise ever conducted in WA.

Maritime discharges of oil and noxious liquid substances during emergencies and pollution response situations.

If your ship is found to have deficiencies during an inspection, you may be detained and delayed for an unknown amount of time.