A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

The benefits and eligibility requirements of registration on the Australian international shipping register (AISR).

An explosion occurred on a charter fishing vessel whilst berthed. The investigation identified that the ignition source was a lithium-ion battery that was not holding charge connected to a battery charger in a way that bypassed the battery management safety system. The vessel was beyond repair following the explosion.

As a statutory authority, we work with the guidance of legislation.

Advice for operators and masters on regulations specific to the transfer of oil cargoes between oil tankers at sea for domestic commercial vessels, regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels.

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.

Middleton Kirwasi Gwaday travelled from his home country Papua New Guinea to complete a master's degree in Sweden.

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

Our social medial channels are open forums. We ask that you follow our posting guidelines outlined in these terms of use.

The provision of adequate port waste reception facilities for ship-generated waste is vital to preventing marine pollution.

Trajectory models can help predict spill behaviour in the marine environment. If you are from one of our National Plan partner agencies, you can request a spill trajectory model when an oil or chemical spill occurs.

Sudden vessel movement resulting in master incapacitation highlights onboard safety risks

We have an intergovernmental agreement on the National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangement.

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.