Controlling the risks that weather and water pose to a vessel.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

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

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

A charter vessel with passengers was conducting a cruise around Sydney Harbour when it narrowly missed an unlit runabout at night. The vessel ran aground, and two attempts to tow the vessel off the sandbank were unsuccessful. The investigation found that the master did not risk-assess the route and respective conditions. The vessel safety management system provided the master with no clear direction on safe routes to follow. The command, control, and communication with and between the crew in relation to emergency procedures and response was ineffective.

From 6 to 9 August 2018 Newcastle hosted the 27th professional development workshop of the National Plan Environment, Scientific and Technical (ES&T) Network.

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.

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

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

Find safety equipment guides for non-survey vessels based on class and type of operation.