In this edition we explain how to complete a shaft survey report, tell you about changes to MARS, changes to surveyor identity cards and much more.

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

You need to revalidate your STCW CoP or CoC every 5 years. The exact requirements depend on your certificate, sea service and training.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints—Great Barrier Reef—Inner route north as well as alternative routes.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2013–14.

ECDIS familiarisation ensures that master and navigating officers are familiar with the specific make and model of the ECDIS equipment onboard (including backup) before taking charge of a navigational watch.

We are taking action to improve safety by proposing to make it mandatory to wear a lifejacket on certain domestic commercial vessels.

You can use some STCW certificates in place of equivalent near coastal certificates to work on a domestic commercial vessel.

We provide a range of geographic information as digital maps and spatial data sets. This visual geographic data is used to support search and rescue, pollution response, vessel tracking, and navigation in Australian waters. Some data access may require you to pay a fee.

Explore key trends and safety insights from reported incidents in our annual reports.

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.

Some guidance on how to start your job in Australia once you have submitted your application.