Oil tankers above 150 gross tonnage and other ships of 400 gross tonnage or above must record oil-relevant operations.

In this edition we talk about Draft instruction for ultrasonic thickness measurement for metallic vessels, Transitional requirements, Proposed changes to SAGM Pt 2 Stability booklets and more

The North-East Shipping Management Plan identifies actions based on information about the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region as well as the experience and knowledge of members of the North-East Water Space Management Working Group (NE WSM WG).

A marine notice provides important safety related information, general guidance and details about upcoming changes to legislation to the shipping and maritime community.

We work with a range of stakeholders on education and safety in the Torres Strait.

Under Marine Order 503 a transitional vessel is an existing vessel that has: 

Explore key trends and safety insights from reported incidents in our annual reports.

The purpose of this notice is to remind vessel owners, operators and masters of:

Read a summary of results from the mid-2024 consultation on Marine Order 11 and download a copy of the full report.

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

Preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships.

In 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a revised strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships.

On 3 April 2010, the Shen Neng 1 was traversing a well-known shipping route south of the Douglas Shoal when it ran aground 38 nautical miles east of Great Keppel Island at about 5.30 pm.

Our register disclosing gifts and benefits

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

Read about the results of the consultation on new reporting rules for lost and observed freight containers at sea, mainly affecting Marine Order 27 (MO27)

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.