Learn about our oral exams and how to make a booking.

We are responsible for leading national policy on vessel traffic services (VTS).

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

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

In this edition, learn more about the new NSCV C2 and Marine Order 97.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

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

Overview of the international and domestic legislation and standards that apply in Australia.

In the early afternoon of 30 May 2022, a hire and drive sailing catamaran began to take on water before sinking shortly after departing the marina. Onboard was the charterer, their family and a briefer who was in control of the vessel. The investigation established that following recent maintenance, an inspection plate had not been replaced, allowing water ingress. It was further identified that the charter company’s maintenance procedures did not suitably document handing over and/or tagging of removed items during maintenance work.

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

There are different types of automatic identification systems (AIS) used in Australia.

For vessels in distress or in need of assistance there can be, at times, a need to find an appropriate ‘place of refuge’, where steps can be taken to stabilise or repair the vessel and prevent the situation from worsening.

This guidance assists the offshore oil and gas industry in understanding the intent of marine order 47 (Offshore industry units), made under the Navigation Act 2012.

The North-East Shipping Management Plan identifies actions based on information about the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region as well as the experience and knowledge of members of the North-East Water Space Management Working Group.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2018–19.

Instructions for registered training organisations (RTOs).

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

Operators and crew of these types of operations face unique safety challenges and risk.