How to get an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Certificate of safety training (CoST) (STCW Reg VI/1) if you are serving or have served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

1. The criteria for the issue to a person of a trainee pilot licence are that the person: (a)  is entitled to work in Australia; and (b)  holds: 

There are few exceptions to the prohibition of garbage discharge under MARPOL. Breaches can result in significant penalties.

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

In this safety lesson, veteran trawl fisher Mark Millward explains what he has learned from involvement in person overboard incidents. Mark has operated in the Queensland East Coast and Torres Strait Prawn Trawl Fisheries for over 40 years.

Advice about the maximum continuous period that a seafarer can serve on board a vessel without taking leave.

We celebrated Hulita Lamasialeva Fa’anunu’s achievements on World Maritime Day last year. She embodied the 2019 theme—empowering women in the maritime community.

Join our team and be part of a culture built on respect, collaboration, and a shared purpose.

This is advice for ship owners and masters. We will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on cargo securing arrangements from 1 August to 31 October 2020. This is in response to recent events where containers have been lost into the sea off the Australian Coast.

Oil spill control agents (OSCA) may assist in oil spill clean up in Australian waters.

Discover how we’re tackling the challenges around Operation Recovery—YM Efficiency.

Guidance on ensuring appropriate crewing for safe navigation for domestic commercial vessels.

A guide to help domestic commercial marine adventure tourism operators develop their safety management systems (SMS)

Since 2006, we have provided an emergency towing vessel in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef to protect the marine environment.

Providing 24/7 search and rescue (SAR) service for Australia.

Use this form to make a MLC complaint about a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign-flagged vessel in Australian waters.

Since December 2016, we have conducted 177 compliance checks on 86 cruise ships with 100 per cent compliance observed.