Get the latest insights from vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance. 

Our Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

There is potential for light-emitting diode lighting on vessels to compromise reception on VHF frequencies.

Find out how to provide a photo that meets our requirements for your certificate application.

Since 2020, 345 serious crew injuries have been reported to us from regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels in Australian waters. Find out how effective risk assessments can help prevent accidents onboard.

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).

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.

Oil spill control agents (OSCA) may assist in oil spill clean up in Australian waters.

Recent public consultations which are now closed.

Commonwealth legislation requires a verified gross mass (VGM) be supplied before a container can be loaded onto a ship.

We are seeking your feedback on implementing proposed amendments to Marine Order 11 (Living and working conditions).

On 6 November 2021, while enroute, a passenger charter (Class 1E) vessel’s inadequately secured swim platform gate opened when a passenger and toddler leant against it causing the two passengers to fall into the water. The investigation identified that there was no locking bolt on the gate, no risk assessments and no passenger verification procedures in place. 

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Queensland.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Simplified safety management system' held on 9 April 2025.

On the morning of 24 April 2022, a fishing vessel ran aground on a reef between Bundaberg and Torres Strait. The master and two deck hands had been underway for six days prior to the grounding. The master was fatigued, having had little sleep given the watchkeeping schedule and the competency levels of the two deckhands.

Dynamic separation can cause your vessel to become unbalanced and tip over. Find out how you can avoid this happening.

When Port Hedland VTS received notification of four people clinging to a vessel in the anchorage zone, they wasted no time co-ordinating local assets to effect a rescue worthy of a nomination for the Australian VTS Award.

Disconnection of LPG system the source of explosion on a houseboat

In this edition we talk about Lightship declarations and the law, new surveyor accreditation guidance manual part 2 now available and electrical issues able to be identified by non-electrical periodic surveyors.