The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.

Since December 2016, we have conducted 185 compliance checks on 88 cruise ships with 100 per cent compliance observed.

We maintain a database which assists us to calculate the risk factor of a vessel. This lets us target elevated risk vessels for inspection. 

The mooring snagged on an unseen underwater object and the chain was pulled out of the bow roller and down the side of the vessel. The vessel capsized with no resulting injuries.

There is potential for light-emitting diode lighting on vessels to compromise reception on VHF frequencies.

Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024, requires that industrial personnel have appropriate safety training prior to embarking on a vessel.

We maintain nine strategic equipment stockpiles of marine pollution response equipment around the Australian coastline.

A master acted quickly when a passenger deliberately jumped into the water while the vessel was berthing.

A video tutorial on submitting a shaft survey report in the MARS system, for the use of marine surveyors in Australia.

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.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Download and print guidance for international certificates.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed tools to support the implementation of the low sulphur fuel limit.

From 1 May 2023 to 30 June 2023, we will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on planned maintenance requirements for domestic commercial vessels (DCVs).

Your vessel may be considered a regulated Australian vessel (RAV).

Under the National Plan, we have marine pollution response equipment positioned in strategic locations around Australia to support response to an incident.

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)