On 21 May 1990 an extensive oil slick was sighted approximately four nautical miles south-east of Cape Otway by the pilot of a light aircraft. The Australian-flagged tanker Arthur Phillip was later established as the source of the spill.

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A load line or water line are lines on the side of a ship's hull that show where a ship can be legally loaded to.

Read a summary of results from the consultation on Marine order 16 (MO16) and Marine order 19 (MO19) and download a copy of the full report.

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On 6 October 2022, two crewmembers were setting cray pots on the port and starboard side of a fishing vessel. During one setting, the crewmember’s foot (on the port side) became entangled in the cray pot’s rope dragging them over the side. The second crewmember raised the alarm and the master immediately stopped the vessel and instructed the crewmember to attach the line to the pot winch. The master and crewmember, having conducted regular emergency procedure drills, quickly raised the person overboard (PoB) via the pot winch, deployed the overboard ladder, and cut the rope. The PoB sustained some water in the lungs but was otherwise unharmed.

Instructions where an Australian commercial vessel under construction is required to undertake sea trials prior to the issuance of statutory certification.Australian vessels intended to b

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

All ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages must collect data on fuel consumption, distance travelled and hours underway.

MARPOL Garbage placards (also known as stickers) are mandatory for all vessels of 12 metres or more in length and fixed or floating platforms.

On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

The 273rd meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 in Canberra, ACT.

There are a range of chemical tools which can reduce the harmful effects of an oil spill.

Process for registered training organisations delivering continued competence STCW courses in sea survival and fire fighting.

The National Maritime Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulators Forum is a collaborative platform for discussing maritime workplace health and safety. Its main aim is to improve safety for domestic commercial vessels.

You must be a specific distance from the nearest land before a discharge at sea can be made.