Advice for operators and masters on regulations specific to the transfer of oil cargoes between oil tankers at sea for domestic commercial vessels, regulated Australian vessels and foreign flagged vessels.
Ergoship 2016 aims to provide a national and international forum for the dissemination and exchange of applied scientific knowledge in the field of human factors within a maritime context.
Following the Global Peace oil spill in Gladstone on 24 January 2006, two separate inquiries were undertaken to investigate the circumstances surrounding the cause of, and response to the oil spill.
From 1 July 2018, new survey requirements for domestic commercial vessels apply. This includes changes to marine order 503 to apply the new periodic survey requirements to all vessels required to be in survey—existing, transitional and new vessels.
The National Plan principles are to protect the community, environment and maritime industries, give effect to international conventions and integrate with Australian emergency management arrangements.