Standards for installing and maintaining engines fuelled by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

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

We have a large search and rescue region which covers our land mass, and large areas of our surrounding oceans.

If you are no longer carrying out commercial operations outside the Australian exclusive economic zone, you can switch to being a domestic commercial vessel by surrendering your regulated Australian vessel (RAV) Certificate of survey , Maritime Labour Certificate, and load line certificate. You can then apply for domestic commercial vessel certification.

Fitting out all spaces on the vessel with the right fire protection measures.

A load line or water line are lines on the side of a ship's hull that show where a ship can be legally loaded to.

Find out about vessel categories, calculating vessel size, and read the dictionary of definitions.

Maritime discharges of oil and noxious liquid substances during emergencies and pollution response situations.

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 mooring snagged on an unseen underwater object and the chain was pulled out of the bow roller and down the side of the vessel. The vessel capsized with no resulting injuries.

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

Engines, propulsion, fuel, fluid, steering and ancillary systems.

If you have been issued with an infringement notice, you have 28 days to pay the infringement penalty or contact us about your payment options.

We use marine orders to give effect to international and national conventions and standards. Find out more about these conventions and standards and how you can access them as publications.

Before you begin operating your vessel, you must follow our requirements.

We sought feedback on proposed changes to Marine Order 53 (Vessels in polar waters) 2016 (MO53). The changes will ensure the marine order aligns with the new requirements following amendments to SOLAS and the Polar Code.

Designing, selecting, and testing anchoring systems.

How to meet the medical requirements for domestic seafarer certificates

A safety management system (also referred to as an SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety.

Your vessel may be inspected to verify your compliance with cargo requirements. These requirements and regulations apply to safety-related aspects for marine carriage of cargo.