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 2023 Shellfish Futures conference will be held in Smithton, Tasmania from 7-8 September.

If you are an assessor from a registered training organisation (RTO) in Australia, you can validate entries in a task book if you need third party evidence of the competence of a student.

The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (the National Plan) sets out national arrangements, policies and principles for managing maritime environmental emergencies.

This safety lesson describes how experienced Queensland prawn trawl fisher, Tony Sterling, developed an inpull winch that pulls in both sides of the trawl gear at the same time. The winch has delivered major safety benefits because crew no longer need to go out onto the booms.

We have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Defence

There are few exceptions to the prohibition of garbage discharge under MARPOL. Breaches can result in significant penalties.

A video tutorial on claiming a survey in the MARS system, for the use of marine surveyors in Australia.

If you’re a seafarer or marine surveyor and want to apply for a skilled visa to live and work in Australia, you may need a migration skills assessment. Find out what you need to do and how to apply.

National Environmental Maritime Operations (NEMO) is an incident management system used to manage and monitor national maritime environmental emergencies.