If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

The use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) on board ships contributes significantly to the safety of navigation.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe at sea, on land or in the air.

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

Find forms you might need to make sure you hold the right qualifications.

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.

Advice to vessel owners and masters for the focused inspection campaign on passenger vessel safety requirements.

Learn your options for fulfilling the mandatory requirement to hold a first aid certificate or equivalent when applying for a domestic certificate of competency.

What you can do with a New Zealand fishing vessel seafarer certificate in Australia.

The National Plan uses a risk based approach to reduce the impact of maritime environment emergencies.

Standards for maintaining stability during day-to-day operations while the hull is intact.

Tonnages for each Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessel, current, decommissioned, and under construction.

Australia’s leading maritime art prize promoting excellence in maritime and seafaring subjects in art.