A particularly sensitive sea area (PSSA) is given special protection because of its vulnerability to damage from international shipping activities.

Get your Rating certificate of proficiency revalidated before it expires.

There is increasing use of remotely operated and autonomous technology in Australia and worldwide across a range of fields.

Australia is a part of the International Maritime Organization — maritime safety and marine pollution prevention are more effective when carried out internationally.

Environmental, scientific and technical functions and resources in spill response.

Oil spill control agents (OSCA) may assist in oil spill clean up in Australian waters.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

Towing of vessel in distress leads to back injury

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

Become a coastal pilot and contribute to the safety of ships in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef.

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

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.

A list of all our approved short courses.

A garbage management plan is an effective way to reduce garbage generated on board and ensure its effective disposal, to protect our marine environment. Under Australian maritime legislation it is mandatory for certain vessels to carry a garbage management plan.

Our approach to comply with the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law 2012 from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Tasmania.

Australia provides environmentally responsible port waste reception facilities for you to dispose your vessel-generated waste.