Read about the skills and knowledge you’ll learn in a near coastal certificate course.

Australia has an interest in ensuring that the ships which visit our ports and transit our waters are seaworthy, have competent crews, and are able to safely navigate through our sensitive marine areas.

On Monday 26 July 1999, the crude oil tanker the MV Torungen (25 tonnes), was secured in the offshore Varanus Island Marine loading terminal, located approximately 4.2 kilometres north-east of Varanus Island, Western Australia.

Chemical dispersants are one of the response tools available during oil spill responses.

This five-year outlook of future action covers specific industry issues, international developments, priorities for standards, and legislative expiries.

A Class 1 passenger vessel’s port engine caught fire whilst northeast of Fraser Island with 82 passengers and crew onboard. The investigation found that regular planned engine maintenance, in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, was not in place at the time of the incident. The crew’s response to the incident was immediate and effective. The transfer of the 77 passengers to a nearby vessel, which attended the distress call within 10 minutes, was undertaken quickly and effectively by the master and crew.

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

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

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Queensland.

We authorise and audit vessel traffic service (VTS) providers in Australia.

About the feedback we received on the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety transition.

PurposeA reminder of the requirements to test and maintain fuel isolation valves for multi-engine installations.

IMO performance standards require back-up arrangements to be in place in case of ECDIS failure.

Safety Alert: 02/2021 aims to raise awareness of correct use of hydrostatic release units, for both float-free life rafts and float-free EPIRBS.

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

Regulatory requirements for certificates of competency, sometimes referred to as ‘tickets’, apply to thousands of Australians working across the domestic commercial vessel (DCV) industry.