If you undertake towing operations with your vessel, there are unique risks that you must consider within your risk assessment as part of the safety management system.

An unexpected wind-shift during parasailing operations caused 2 airborne passengers to contact the water at speed. They were recovered by the vessel and returned to shore. Both passengers later informed the operator that they had sustained injuries during the event. The owner then failed to report this as a marine incident to us.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

We want your feedback on proposed changes to Australian near coastal seafarer certificates.

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

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

Australia has an interest in ensuring that the ships which visit our ports and transit our waters are seaworthy, have competent crews, and are able to safely navigate through our sensitive marine areas.

Do you have a suspicious job offer for work in a maritime industry?

The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) provides standards for vessel design, construction and equipment for domestic commercial vessels.

On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

Details about the Registered training organisation delivered revalidation courses for Masters, Deck and Engineer officers.

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

In this edition we explain how to complete a shaft survey report, tell you about changes to MARS, changes to surveyor identity cards and much more.

The Sylvan Arrow was found guilty of discharging an oily mixture into the sea west of Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria on 18 December 1999.

The 271st meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 in Canberra, ACT.