Advice for operators and masters on regulations specific to the transfer of oil cargoes between oil tankers at sea for domestic commercial vessels, regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels.

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (National Plan) is managed under governance arrangements which ensure accountability, coordination and integration with stakeholders.

Radiotelephones, signalling lights, EPIRBs, and satellite communications equipment.

We provide a search and rescue (SAR) service for Australia. This allows us to quickly deploy a SAR response for anyone in distress.

Learn how to control the risk of fatigue to your crew and your operation.

Controlling the risks that weather and water pose to a vessel.

Find safety equipment guides for class 1, 2 and 3 vessels that hold a certificate of survey.

Serious injury to pilot on class 2 vessel in poor weather conditions

Report of the Incident Analysis team into the response by the National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and hazardous Substances, to the Montara Wellhead Platform incident, March 2010.

Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Annex VI) allows ships to use exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) to comply with the 0.50 per cent m/m sulphur fuel oil limit that commenced on 1 January 2020

This advice is for ship owners and masters. We will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on livestock ships from 1 March to 31 August 2021. The campaign will target all livestock ships departing Australian ports.

Our regulatory plan is produced annually and contains planned changes to our regulatory instruments.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in South Australia in the register below.

If you're planning to bring a vessel to Australia, or take a domestic commercial vessel (DCV) on an overseas voyage, you need to comply with Australian regulations and international standards.  

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

Lighthouses are part of the network of aids to navigation in Australia. Use our interactive map to locate one of our heritage lighthouses.

How to comply with low sulphur fuel requirements.