We offer a maritime professional development program for mid to senior level port State control (PSC) staff from counterpart maritime safety agencies.

Cruise ships capable of accommodating more than 100 passengers in Sydney Harbour are required to limit emissions of sulphur oxides when berthing.

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

This marine notice is to remind livestock shippers, vessel owners and operators, and the masters of livestock vessels of their obligations to provide and use accurate information in the calculation of vessel stability.

This consultation feedback report is based on submissions to us via an online form and Facebook.

The Pacific Quest was found guilty of discharging an oily mixture from a ship into the sea near Border Island, Queensland on 25 December 2002.

A passenger vessel collided with an unseen rock, resulting in the injury of a passenger. The master navigated the vessel into unfamiliar waters that was not a normal or planned part of the passenger tour experience, and not authorised by the tour company. Owners and operators should ensure masters continue to conform to the planned or authorised route for the services they offer.

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

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

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with getting on and off vessels.

If you own or operate a domestic commercial vessel in Australia, you are required to obtain a certificate of operation before you operate the vessel.

Marine incidents are defined by relevant Australian laws and include a number of different types of incidents.

Learn how to manage your garbage on a domestic commercial vessel (DCV).

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

An accountable authority may issue a Public Interest Certificate under the Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Act 2018 when it is considered to not be in the public interest for a particular procurement process to be suspended.