Passenger sustains injury from poorly rigged gangway.

At approximately 5.30 am WA time on Friday 21 August 2009 the Montara Wellhead mobile drilling unit, located 140 miles offshore from the north-west Australian coast, had an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from one of the platform wells. Consequently oil escaped to the surface and gaseous hydrocarbons escaped into the atmosphere.

If you hold a valid STCW certificate issued by another country and want to work on an Australian-flagged vessel, you need a certificate of recognition (CoR). In some countries this is called a recognition endorsement.

You need to revalidate your STCW CoP or CoC every 5 years. The exact requirements depend on your certificate, sea service and training.

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

Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

Our Board is appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

In this edition we talk about marine surveyor accreditation renewals, a marine safety incident and a safety recall notice.

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

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.

On 20 May 1988 bulk carrier Korean Star grounded in the vicinity of Cape Cuvier within the port limits of Carnarvon, Western Australia.

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

We authorise and audit vessel traffic service (VTS) providers in Australia.

The following definitions explain the terms used specifically in the Maritime Training (MT) series documents for Registered training organisations (RTOs)

Standards for class 1 fast craft operating in sheltered waters or under 35m in equivalent length.

Use this appropriate crewing evaluation template to record your crewing assessment and appropriate crewing outcomes in your vessel’s safety management system.

We have offices all around Australia. You can contact our state offices using the details below.