Outlines the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons

A Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) is a ship-specific plan to improve the energy efficiency of a ship.

Tests for establishing and verifying vessel stability.

Designing, selecting, and testing anchoring systems.

A list of all our approved short courses.

Fees related to registration on the Australian General Shipping Register and Australian International Shipping Register.

This safety lesson describes how experienced Queensland prawn trawl fisher, Tony Sterling, developed an inpull winch that pulls in both sides of the trawl gear at the same time. The winch has delivered major safety benefits because crew no longer need to go out onto the booms.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

Mandatory coastal pilotage is a protective measure used in environmentally fragile or areas potentially hazardous to navigation.

This applies to approved Registered training organisations (RTOs) delivering International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping training leading to a certificate of competency.

Read about the panel of experts that helps advise on the National Standard for Commercial Vessels.

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

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.