Latest standards for wheelhouse visibility, emergency escapes, crew and passenger accommodation, and personal safety on domestic commercial vessels. Includes updated requirements for evacuation, signage and preventing falls overboard.

A charter vessel with passengers was conducting a cruise around Sydney Harbour when it narrowly missed an unlit runabout at night. The vessel ran aground, and two attempts to tow the vessel off the sandbank were unsuccessful. The investigation found that the master did not risk-assess the route and respective conditions. The vessel safety management system provided the master with no clear direction on safe routes to follow. The command, control, and communication with and between the crew in relation to emergency procedures and response was ineffective.

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.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations Class 1C (with berthed passengers), 2B and 3B, are required to carry a Scale E medical cabinet and a Scale F First aid kit on board.

List of the locations of the debris found from the YM Efficiency, before the salvage operation.

Our focus is on delivering better practice regulation so we can support safe vessel operations, and combat marine pollution.

Australia’s first recorded major oil spill occurred on Saturday 28 November 1903 in Port Phillip Bay.

The RFL applies to most sea-going vessels operating in Australia. It helps fund the cost of safety activities, such as vessel inspections and surveys.

You can prepare in case your ship is inspected during a visit to an Australian port.

We follow the guidance of international conventions when conducting search and rescue (SAR) activities.

Find out who can be the designated person for a DCV and what they need to do.

Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

Our range of navigation services includes marine navigation and e-navigation.

Lighthouses are part of the network of aids to navigation in Australia. Use our interactive map to locate one of our heritage lighthouses.

A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

This marine notice draws attention to the importance of providing shore leave to seafarers, for ships visiting Australian ports.

Seafarers often spend many months working away from family and friends with this situation being made worse if the vessel they are engaged on is involved in a maritime accident

In this edition, we talk about how Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual 2 consultation closed, shaft surveys explained and some frequently asked questions related to AMS audits