A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

IMO guidelines about Australia's particularly sensitive sea areas—the Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait and Coral Sea.

From 27 November to 1 December 2017 we coordinated a marine pollution response advanced equipment operator’s course in Melbourne.

A crew member’s arm was crushed between the vessel and a pylon while tending to mooring lines.

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

Follow these steps to apply for an initial STCW certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency. Find out what you need to do to meet eligibility requirements, complete training and sea service and submit your application.

Get the latest insights from vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance. 

Compasses, nautical charts, chart systems, and publications.

Follow these steps if your RAV is no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) or it's being brought to Australia to operate as a DCV.

Get your Master or deck certificate of competency revalidated before it expires.

Download a copy of the requirements for each near coastal certificate.

If you hold a valid STCW certificate issued by another country and want to work on an Australian-flagged vessel, you need a certificate of recognition (CoR). In some countries this is called a recognition endorsement.