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.

We provide a search and rescue (SAR) service for Australia. This allows us to quickly deploy a SAR response for anyone in distress.

Under the National Plan, we have marine pollution response equipment positioned in strategic locations around Australia to support response to an incident.

We are a Commonwealth statutory authority which provides services to the Australian maritime industry. Sometimes we need to seek the help and support of private companies to deliver our services.

This Marine Notice reminds vessel masters, owners and operators about the coastal pilotage requirements that apply within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, as prescribed in Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54).

Get the latest insights from vessel inspections including detentions, common safety risks and compliance performance. 

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).

Tonnages for each Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessel, current, decommissioned, and under construction.

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

Most services for operators and crew of domestic commercial vessels are now provided by us instead of the Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics.

Find out how you obtain your unique vessel identifier and how to display it correctly.

This safety alert aims to raise awareness of the risks involved with the carriage of battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) on roll-on, roll-off (RORO) ferries.

Find out how New Zealand STCW seafarer certificates compare to Australian STCW seafarer certificates.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe at sea.

Specifies the minimum standards for design and construction and safety equipment.

Learn how to control the risk of fatigue to your crew and your operation.

All domestic commercial vessels must have a certificate of survey unless exempt.

This edition outlines an upcoming campaign on plan approval documentation and fire safety, initial survey recommendations and more.