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

One of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler is getting hooked-up. If you’re a trawler operator, knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

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.

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

Safeguard your vessel and operation with an active maintenance plan.

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working to reduce the loss and discharge of fishing gear into the sea.

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.

For vessels in distress or in need of assistance there can be, at times, a need to find an appropriate ‘place of refuge’, where steps can be taken to stabilise or repair the vessel and prevent the situation from worsening.

Just before midnight on 24 January 2006, approximately 25 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was spilt from the bulk carrier Global Peace while berthing at the RG Tanner Coal loading facility in Gladstone in Queensland.