A swimmer participating in a marine wildlife interaction tour sustained a foot injury from a propeller strike when a crew member attempted to tow them alongside a tender vessel. This activity was in breach of the operations’ safety management system procedures.

IMO performance standards require back-up arrangements to be in place in case of ECDIS failure.

In some circumstances, it is mandatory to make a MARPOL report for certain pollution incidents.

How to get a National Law certificate if you have a perpetual certificate, or if your certificate expired more than 5 years ago.

We want everyone to be able to access and use our websites.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Simplified safety management system' held on 9 April 2025.

This policy has been superseded by the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy.

Apply for an endorsement that allows you to command and operate the engines of a vehicular ferry-in-chains attached to the shore by cable.

If you’re a seafarer or marine surveyor and want to apply for a skilled visa to live and work in Australia, you may need a migration skills assessment. Find out what you need to do and how to apply.

Locations of the containers found from the YM Efficiency, before the salvage operation.

We have a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) with state and territory work health and safety (WHS) regulators. The MOU supports worker safety at sea.

Find out how to get an interim certificate of competency (ICoC) when you apply for a certificate for the first time.

Advice for operators and masters on regulations specific to the transfer of oil cargoes between oil tankers at sea for domestic commercial vessels, regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels.