If you're planning to bring a vessel to Australia, or take a domestic commercial vessel (DCV) on an overseas voyage, you need to comply with Australian regulations and international standards.  

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

The mooring snagged on an unseen underwater object and the chain was pulled out of the bow roller and down the side of the vessel. The vessel capsized with no resulting injuries.

Download and print guidance for international certificates.

Dispersants can be effective response tools. Use of dispersants is dependent on many factors including timing, properties of the oil, and logistics.

We offer a maritime professional development program for mid to senior level port State control (PSC) staff from counterpart maritime safety agencies.

This feedback report summarises submissions on proposed changes to NSCV C1 – Wheelhouse visibility, escape, accommodation and personal safety.

Find out more about complying with the national system if you are a domestic commercial vessel owner or operator.

National Environmental Maritime Operations (NEMO) is an incident management system used to manage and monitor national maritime environmental emergencies.

The purpose of this marine notice is to draw attention to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) non-mandatory revised guidelines for the reduction of underwater radiated noise from shipping to address adverse impacts on marine life. 

As a statutory authority, we work with the guidance of legislation.

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.

Descriptions of the courses available to responders under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies.

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

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.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision