The Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A updates the Red Ensign Group Large Yacht Code (LY3 Code) and applies to yachts and training vessels, carrying not more than 12 passengers, and details the conventions these vessels must comply with in Australia.

Specifies the minimum standards for design and construction and safety equipment.

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

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

Advice to vessel owners and masters for the focused inspection campaign on passenger vessel safety requirements.

Alerts the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

A fire occurred on a passenger vessel in a busy harbour. The master and crew took immediate action and followed emergency procedures to disembark and transfer 73 passengers safely to another ferry. The vessel’s structural and fixed firefighting systems worked effectively to contain and extinguish the fire.

Our role in working with the offshore industry.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints for the Great Barrier Reef—Hydrographers passage.

Learn how to control the risk of fatigue to your crew and your operation.

If you submit an incomplete application, we will not progress your application for a domestic commercial vessel permission or approval.

The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.

We know it's not just about the salary, so we offer a range of attractive benefits.

This marine notice draws attention to important information regarding the proper operation of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), including the importance of adequate and up to date Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs), for ships visiting Australian ports.

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

A guide to our privacy policy.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Changes to safety management systems requirements' held 19 March 2025.