Our regulatory plan is produced annually and contains planned changes to our regulatory instruments.

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.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.

If you have an alternative way of meeting your safety requirements, you can make an equivalent means of compliance application.

We administer the national law, regulations and marine orders in implementing the national system.

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

Our senior management team runs the day-to-day operations and keeps our Board informed.

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

A crew member’s arm was crushed between the vessel and a pylon while tending to mooring lines.

Find out about the automatic identification system (AIS).

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.

Standards for electrical installations, safety, testing and repair.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

Understand the regulatory requirements under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessels) National Law 2012 (National Law) for unpowered barges.

An unexpected wind-shift during parasailing operations caused 2 airborne passengers to contact the water at speed. They were recovered by the vessel and returned to shore. Both passengers later informed the operator that they had sustained injuries during the event. The owner then failed to report this as a marine incident to us.

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

Before you begin operating your vessel, you must follow our requirements.