The criteria for issue to a person of a restricted pilot licence, for a stated pilotage area and a stated draught limit, are that the person: 

A 7.5m punt (flat bottomed vessel) used for aquaculture operations contacted a marina at speed, injuring 4 people onboard.

AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on domestic commercial vessel construction barges from 1 May to 30 June 2022.

The automatic identification system (AIS) works automatically and continuously, regardless of where a vessel is located.

Defining a 'novel vessel', their requirements, and pathways to certify them.

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.

This handbook is an information resource for those involved in the transport of dangerous goods intended to be shipped by sea.

Disconnection of LPG system the source of explosion on a houseboat

You must be a specific distance from the nearest land before a discharge at sea can be made.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working to reduce the loss and discharge of fishing gear into the sea.

What changes to Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54) did we seek feedback on?

Survey modifiers are high risk operations and vessel attributes that change the survey and other requirements that would otherwise apply to the vessel.

This course is designed for marine pollution responders who may be part of an aircrew to investigate and report on an oil spill.

A training organisation must apply to be accredited to provide approved VTS training.

On the morning of 24 April 2022, a fishing vessel ran aground on a reef between Bundaberg and Torres Strait. The master and two deck hands had been underway for six days prior to the grounding. The master was fatigued, having had little sleep given the watchkeeping schedule and the competency levels of the two deckhands.

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.