On 14 July 1975 the Marine Operations Centre in Canberra was alerted that the oil tanker Princess Anne Marie had sustained a large crack in its hull approximately 300 miles off Western Australian.

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

See how New Zealand are recognised to obtain an Australian domestic near coastal certificate.

Guidance for calculating your sea service equivalence if you are a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Rating (specialist seaman department), Maritime Warfare Officer (Maritime Warfare department) or RAN Leading Seaman, Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer or Warrant Officer (Marine Engineering or Electrical Technical department).

DCV Safety Alert: 1/2021 aims to raise awareness of recommendations made by the United States, National Transportation Safety Board, following the investigation into the fire and subsequent loss of the passenger vessel Conception.

Ships registered on the Australian general shipping register have Australian nationality.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil.

Obligations of registered agents of Australian registered ships.

Alerts the maritime industry to findings of two recent accident investigations conducted by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

Anyone can report a marine safety concern to us.

If you are no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian exclusive economic zone, you can switch to being a domestic commercial vessel by surrendering your regulated Australian vessel (RAV) Certificate of survey , Maritime Labour Certificate, and load line certificate. You can then apply for domestic commercial vessel certification.

Master distraction leads to vessel grounding during sea trials

A Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) is now available in the Australia and New Zealand region.

Do you have a suspicious job offer for work in a maritime industry?

On 3 April 2010, the Shen Neng 1 was traversing a well-known shipping route south of the Douglas Shoal when it ran aground 38 nautical miles east of Great Keppel Island at about 5.30 pm.

In June 2018 our Response Division delivered a workshop in Melbourne which explored how Australia could deliver an effective response to a complex maritime emergency.

Barges used for commercial purposes are domestic commercial vessels and need to meet marine safety regulations.

Consultation on alternatives to carrying a float-free EPIRB for vessels less than 7.5 metres closed on 28 February 2019.

Consultation on Marine Order 44 closed on 1 March 2019.