All domestic commercial vessels are required to have a national law certificate of survey—unless an exemption applies.

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.

Our latest statement about data submitted to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

You can prepare in case your ship is inspected during a visit to an Australian port.

A fire occurred on a passenger vessel in a busy harbour. The master and crew took immediate action and followed emergency procedures to disembark and transfer 73 passengers safely to another ferry. The vessel’s structural and fixed firefighting systems worked effectively to contain and extinguish the fire.

The information you provide in your incident report plays an important part in guiding the way we improve maritime safety for everybody on the water.

NOPSEMA has been working with state authorities to improve and streamline consultation practices within the offshore petroleum industry, and provide advice on regulatory requirements for offshore petroleum activities.

All regulated Australian vessels must have a minimum safe crewing determination (MSCD). Find out how to prepare your crewing arrangement, check qualifications, and submit your application or renewal.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Fatigue management on domestic commercial vessels' held on 8 May 2026.

Our role in working with the offshore industry.

Find out the requirements you need to fulfill to obtain an international endorsement.

Explore the trends in vessel design, materials and certification shaping Australia’s domestic fleet. See what was built, where, and how vessels are evolving to meet industry needs.

If you are serving or have served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a Maritime Warfare Officer, this information explains how to qualify for an International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarer (STCW) certificate of competency for a: Chief mate Master less than 3000 GT Master

In this edition we talk about recent surveyor audits.

All domestic commercial vessels under the national law are required to meet design, construction, stability and equipment standards.

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.

We have conducted these inspection campaigns in the past, focusing on specific deficiencies and outcomes.