The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working on global requirements for reporting lost or discharged fishing gear.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Victoria.

We’ve prepared materials to help you understand your requirements and what you need to do.

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We have four Bombardier Challenger 604 jet aircraft for search and rescue. The Challengers are based out of Perth, Melbourne and Cairns.

We have diverse teams operating all around Australia.

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

A hire vessel capsized after it was beached on a sandbank in a designated no-go area. The incident shows why hirers and participants must follow safety briefings and emergency plans.

A fire occurred on a passenger vessel in a busy harbour. The master and crew took immediate action and followed emergency procedures to disembark and transfer 73 passengers safely to another ferry. The vessel’s structural and fixed firefighting systems worked effectively to contain and extinguish the fire.

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints for the Great Barrier Reef—Hydrographers passage.

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.

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.

Fitting out all spaces on the vessel with the right fire protection measures.

Constructing the hull, decks, superstructures, deckhouses and bulkheads.

How to calculate your sea service before you apply for a sea service assessment.