On 3 August 1999 the Laura D’Amato, a 96,121 DWT Italian registered oil tanker, was berthed alongside at the Shell Gore Bay terminal in Sydney discharging its cargo of Murban light crude oil.

Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

The Australian states and territories work with us to coordinate an effective search and rescue (SAR) service.

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risk involved with getting on and off domestic commercial vessels.

We have released some safety guidance for commercial parasailing operators. Parasailing vessels are considered domestic commercial vessels under the National law.

We are responsible for approving coastal pilotage training providers and courses.

Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

Become a coastal pilot and contribute to the safety of ships in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef.

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

Learn how to control the risk of fatigue to your crew and your operation.

In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

Our process for conducting Registered training organisation evaluations.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

We are Australia’s national maritime safety regulator for domestic commercial vessels that operate within Australian waters.

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.