The purpose of this marine notice is to inform shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations and marine pilots that the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) has ceased printing some nautical publications.

In some circumstances, it is mandatory to make a MARPOL report for certain pollution incidents.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Marine and Safety Tasmania.

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.  

We implement the regulations under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 in Australia via supporting legislation which applies to all commercial vessels.

We have four Bombardier Challenger 604 jet aircraft for search and rescue. The Challengers are based out of Perth, Melbourne and Cairns.

Guidance for mariners and port stakeholders on the difference between a vessel traffic service (VTS) and a local port service.

Explore the trends in vessel design, materials and certification shaping Australia’s domestic fleet. See what was built, where, and how vessels are evolving to meet industry needs.

Insights from 2025 vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance

Explore key trends and safety insights from reported incidents in our annual reports.

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

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

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

View the list of vessels declared not to be regulated Australian vessels (RAVs) under section 19 of the Navigation Act 2012

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

Details about the Registered training organisation delivered revalidation courses for Masters, Deck and Engineer officers.

Read about the results of the consultation on new reporting rules for lost and observed freight containers at sea, mainly affecting Marine Order 27 (MO27)

The automatic identification system (AIS) works automatically and continuously, regardless of where a vessel is located.