This advice is for ship owners and masters. We will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on livestock ships from 1 March to 31 August 2021. The campaign will target all livestock ships departing Australian ports.

Operators of Regulated Australian Vessels (RAV) and Foreign Vessels, as well as the shippers of livestock, have obligations when loading and transporting livestock from Australia.

The Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait and Coral Sea are unique, diverse and among the most well-protected waters in the world.

We are responsible for providing navigational systems and services to facilitate the safe and efficient navigation of ships within Australian waters.

Survey passenger vessels with offshore operations (Class 1B) are required to carry a Scale D medical cabinet and a Scale F first aid kit on board.

We are responsible for responding to marine oil spills and supporting the National Plan for Maritime Emergency partners in doing the same within their jurisdictions.

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

Carry the right safety equipment, including lifejackets, life rafts, and first aid kits.

The Australian states and territories work with us to coordinate an effective search and rescue (SAR) service.

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.

An unexpected wind-shift during parasailing operations caused 2 airborne passengers to contact the water at speed. They were recovered by the vessel and returned to shore. Both passengers later informed the operator that they had sustained injuries during the event. The owner then failed to report this as a marine incident to us.

You can prepare in case your ship is inspected during a visit to an Australian port.

Find out about permitted tolerance, enforcement of requirements and how we will deal with delays in transmitting the VGM electronically.

Australia's national search and rescue (SAR) engagement—how we collaborate with the SAR community.

Disconnection of LPG system the source of explosion on a houseboat

As a regulatory body, we are required to publish a range of information about our functions and how we carry them out. We do this under the information publication scheme.

Understand the regulatory requirements under the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessels) National Law 2012 (National Law) for unpowered barges.

Learn the differences between general and direct supervision