All vessel owners need to do a risk assessment to work out what medical and first aid equipment to carry. Class 1, 2 and 3 survey vessels have minimum medical and first aid equipment they are required to carry.

A contractor working on a vessel fell into the water whilst disembarking due to the gap between the wharf and the vessel.  A safe means of access to the vessel was not provided.

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

We collect and analyse information from reported marine incidents to improve safety across the maritime industry.

Indexed list of relevant files arranged every six months to give to Parliament and publish on our website.

This advice is for ship owners, operators and masters. The Safety of Navigation Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) will run from 1 August 2021 to 30 September 2021. The campaign will apply to foreign flagged ships and Regulated Australian Vessels (RAVs) arriving at Australian ports.

Marine Order 55 (Vessels carrying industrial personnel) 2024 Consultation Report – Feb - Apr 2024

Carry the right safety equipment, including lifejackets, life rafts, and first aid kits.

On Sunday 9 January 2012, the cargo vessel the MV Tycoon broke free from its mooring at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, and washed against the seawall and nearby cliff face. The ship had been loading phosphate at the time of the incident.

This policy has been superseded by the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy.

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There are mandatory minimum requirements for your certificates under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW).

Exemptions and approvals for the handling, transport, and categorisation of certain cargoes.

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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.

Maritime discharges of oil and noxious liquid substances during emergencies and pollution response situations.

We sought feedback on proposed changes to Marine Order 25 (Equipment – lifesaving) 2014 (MO25). MO25 sets out requirements for carrying and testing life-saving equipment and recovering people from water.