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

Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Annex VI) allows ships to use exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) to comply with the 0.50 per cent m/m sulphur fuel oil limit that commenced on 1 January 2020

The RFL applies to most sea-going vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of safety activities, such as vessel inspections and surveys.

MARPOL Garbage placards (also known as stickers) are mandatory for all vessels of 12 metres or more in length and fixed or floating platforms.

Use this form to make a MLC complaint about a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign-flagged vessel in Australian waters.

We value your feedback. You can give a compliment, make a complaint or offer a suggestion to help us improve our services.

This policy has been superseded by the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy.

Find out about the process of obtaining a near coastal certificate.

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

If you have lost your certificate of competency, or it has been damaged or stolen you can apply to get it replaced.

We have four Bombardier Challenger 604 jet aircraft for search and rescue. The Challengers are based out of Perth, Melbourne and Cairns.

The National Plan uses a risk based approach to reduce the impact of maritime environment emergencies.