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

Feedback from stakeholders about proposed changes to the Marine Surveyors Accreditation Guidance Manual– Part 2 - Survey of vessels – Edition 3 (SAGM 2).

The Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A updates the Red Ensign Group Large Yacht Code (LY3 Code) and applies to yachts and training vessels, carrying not more than 12 passengers, and details the conventions these vessels must comply with in Australia.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Maritime Safety Queensland.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Department of Transport, Western Australia.

Find out how to provide a photo that meets our requirements for your certificate application.

From 27 November to 1 December 2017 we coordinated a marine pollution response advanced equipment operator’s course in Melbourne.

When a livestock ship, certified with an Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock (ACCL), carries cattle and/or buffalo, cargo hold decks should be washed and cleaned regularly.

On 21 August 2019, a landing barge (operated as a Class 1E and 2D) capsized while transiting from Great Mackerel Beach to Pittwater north of Sydney.

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of Transport for NSW Service.

Find out if the vessel you own or operate under a boat-share agreement is a domestic commercial vessel.

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

If you submit an incomplete application, we will not progress your application for a domestic commercial vessel permission or approval.

Find out if you can get an equivalent certificate for your New Zealand engineering certificate of competency.

With the introduction of a new revised Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency) on 1 January 2023 following extensive industry consulta

Shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

Download a list of DCVs that hold a certificate of survey or exemption here.

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (the National Plan) was reviewed in 2023-2024. The review made 11 recommendations.

Read a summary of results from the consultation on Marine order 16 (MO16) and Marine order 19 (MO19) and download a copy of the full report.