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

Our senior management team runs the day-to-day operations and keeps our Board informed.

Read about the results of the consultation on new reporting rules for lost and observed freight containers at sea, mainly affecting Marine Order 27 (MO27)

We work with a range of stakeholders on education and safety in the Torres Strait.

If you’re a seafarer or marine surveyor and want to apply for a skilled visa to live and work in Australia, you may need a migration skills assessment. Find out what you need to do and how to apply.

Find out how domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) performed on safety, crew training, incident reporting and more during our focussed inspections campaign on towage operations.

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.

Follow these steps to apply for an initial STCW certificate of competency or certificate of proficiency. Find out what you need to do to meet eligibility requirements, complete training and sea service and submit your application.

On 21 July 1991 Greek tanker Kirki lost its bow off the coast of Western Australia, resulting in a major pollution incident.

Find out about the search and rescue incidents we attended between July 2019 and June 2020

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

You need to revalidate your STCW CoP or CoC every 5 years. The exact requirements depend on your certificate, sea service and training.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water. By reporting marine incidents to us, you are also meeting your reporting obligations under Australian laws.

The 278th meeting of the Board was held virtually via MS Teams on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.

Discover how we’re tackling the challenges around Operation Recovery—YM Efficiency.

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

In this edition we talk about Lightship declarations and the law, new surveyor accreditation guidance manual part 2 now available and electrical issues able to be identified by non-electrical periodic surveyors.