In this edition we explain correct and incorrect use of conditions.

How to calculate your sea service before you apply for a sea service assessment.

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

Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, training, risk assessment and more during our focussed inspections campaign on hazardous gases.

Feedback from stakeholders about proposed changes to Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements) 2018 (MO504) relating to safety management systems (SMS).

Find out the requirements you need to fulfill to obtain an international endorsement.

If you are serving or have served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a Maritime Warfare Officer, this information explains how to qualify for an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarer (STCW) certificate of competency for a: Chief mate Master less than 3000 GT Master

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

We seek your feedback on MO503, talk about surveyor responsibilities when making recommendations, applying for specific exemptions, or following up electrical wiring and more.

Our scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

We offer a maritime professional development program for mid to senior level port State control (PSC) staff from counterpart maritime safety agencies.