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.

Make electrical safety a priority. Reduce the risk of electrical fire from batteries and electrical installations on your vessel.

Locations of the containers found from the YM Efficiency, before the salvage operation.

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Our privacy policy tells you how we protect and handle your personal information.

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

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

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.

Explore the trends in vessel design, materials and certification shaping Australia’s domestic fleet. See what was built, where, and how vessels are evolving to meet industry needs.

Survey vessels in these classes are required to carry a Scale G first aid kit on board: 1D (with unberthed passengers), 1E (with unberthed passengers), 2D, 2E, 3D and 3E.

Apply for acceptance on the oil spill control agents register.

On 16 March 2022, a class 2B landing barge collided with a starboard channel marker. The investigation identified that the previous swing engineer did not inform the incoming engineer that the port main engine cooling water suction valve was shut. After getting underway, the engine began to overheat. This distracted the master from monitoring the vessel’s intended track. The vessel’s safety management system did not have an appropriate engineering handover procedure.

The purpose of this marine notice is to inform shipowners, operators, masters, crews, recognised organisations and marine pilots that the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) has ceased printing some nautical publications.

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

Look out for marine fauna and report any collisions.

List of the locations of the debris found from the YM Efficiency, before the salvage operation.

In this edition we talk about correct use of the AMSA 586 form following a survey, draft standards on marina and boat electrical installations, ISO 12215 GES is now approved.

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

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