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Learn your options for fulfilling the mandatory requirement to hold a first aid certificate or equivalent when applying for a domestic certificate of competency.

We have approved these courses if you want to qualify for a certificate under international training conventions.

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.

Use these forms to apply for and manage your accreditation as a marine surveyor.

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

Outlines the dangers of using weighted heaving lines when transferring mooring lines to tugs and shore linespersons

Find out the requirements you need to fulfill to obtain an international endorsement.

In this edition we give guidance on managing some of the changes mentioned in Schedule 1 of MO503, explain electrical plan approval requirements, and more.

A fire occurred on a passenger vessel in a busy harbour. The master and crew took immediate action and followed emergency procedures to disembark and transfer 73 passengers safely to another ferry. The vessel’s structural and fixed firefighting systems worked effectively to contain and extinguish the fire.

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.

We have conducted these inspection campaigns in the past, focusing on specific deficiencies and outcomes.

A list of all our approved short courses.

A summary of discharge standards under MARPOL and local regulations if you are operating your vessel in Australian waters.

Regulatory requirements for certificates of competency, sometimes referred to as ‘tickets’, apply to thousands of Australians working across the domestic commercial vessel (DCV) industry.

(1)  The criteria for issue to a person of an unrestricted pilot licence, for a stated pilotage area, are that the person: 

This report provides an overview of the consultation process, key issues raised during public consultation and the key changes to the Marine Order.