The 272nd meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 in Melbourne, VIC.

If your ship is found to have deficiencies during an inspection, you may be detained and delayed for an unknown amount of time.

Some vessels do not have to be surveyed. Depending on the type of vessel, you may need to apply for approval to operate.

Find out about permitted tolerance, enforcement of requirements and how we will deal with delays in transmitting the VGM electronically.

The RFL applies to most sea-going vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of safety activities, such as vessel inspections and surveys.

Find out which marine radio certificate you need and how to get one.

We have conducted these inspection campaigns in the past, focusing on specific deficiencies and outcomes.

We will conduct a focused inspection campaign on lifejacket risk assessment requirements on DCVs.

Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

Passenger sustains injury from poorly rigged gangway.

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At 8.55 am on 10 September 1979, the tanker World Encouragement was conducting berthing operations at an Australian Oil Refinery (AOR) mooring at Kurnell in Botany Bay, New South Wales, when oil began rising to the water surface from beneath the ship.