Find out about the process of obtaining a near coastal certificate.

We make a range of information available for public access. You can also formally request access to documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

Learn what you need to do to prepare for and take your oral exam.

If you own a vessel in Australia and use it for any commercial, government or research activity, you will need to meet these requirements.

A deficiency notice uses codes to show non-compliance found during a Port State control (PSC) inspection.

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

Australian legislative requirements preventing pollution from discharge of garbage.

1. The criteria for the issue to a person of a trainee pilot licence are that the person: (a)  is entitled to work in Australia; and (b)  holds: 

Just before midnight on 24 January 2006, approximately 25 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was spilt from the bulk carrier Global Peace while berthing at the RG Tanner Coal loading facility in Gladstone in Queensland.

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.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

In 2024–25, our compliance activities focused on high-risk areas identified through safety data and guided by the National Compliance Plan. This summary reports our progress and key outcomes in these priority areas.