Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

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We are Australia’s national maritime safety regulator for domestic commercial vessels that operate within Australian waters.

This report provides an overview of the consultation process, key issues raised during public consultation and the key changes to the Marine Order.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments, compass adjustment requirements, uncrewed barges and more.

Read a summary of results from the mid-2024 consultation on Marine Order 11 and download a copy of the full report.

We are the Australian Government agency responsible for implementing the 1 January 2020 low sulphur fuel regulation as set out in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

The 274th meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, in Fremantle, Western Australia.

We work with government and industry to respond to pollution incidents under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies.

Transfer, suspend or revoke a certificate or approval for a domestic commercial vessel. You may need to transfer the certificate or approval when you sell or purchase a vessel.

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

Our privacy policy tells you how we protect and handle your personal information.

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

Advisory note for the offshore petroleum industry on environmental plans and oil pollution emergency plans.

From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.

How to meet the medical requirements for domestic seafarer certificates