The 272nd meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 in Melbourne, VIC.

These are the deficiencies for MARPOL that our inspectors have found.

Find out how to get an interim certificate of competency (ICoC) when you apply for a certificate for the first time.

Carry the type of lifejacket required for your vessel's highest service category. You can choose self-inflating, manual inflating or foam buoyancy lifejackets.

Being a seafarer can be demanding at the best of times.

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.

There is potential for light-emitting diode lighting on vessels to compromise reception on VHF frequencies.

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

IMO guidelines about Australia's particularly sensitive sea areas—the Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait and Coral Sea.

On 1 October 1973, the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (National Plan) came into operation.

The inaugural Australian VTS Award saw Brisbane VTS operators Todd Stewart and Ricky Blake commended for their actions, which had a profound impact on the outcome of two men and a young boy lost at sea.

The purpose of this marine notice is to draw attention to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) non-mandatory revised guidelines for the reduction of underwater radiated noise from shipping to address adverse impacts on marine life. 

Find out what the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) covers and how it's implemented in Australia.

The following definitions explain the terms used specifically in the Maritime Training (MT) series documents for Registered training organisations (RTOs)

Download and print guidance for international certificates.

Radiotelephones, signalling lights, EPIRBs, and satellite communications equipment.