This marine notice supersedes Marine Notice 10/2022.

Australia is a part of the International Maritime Organization — maritime safety and marine pollution prevention are more effective when carried out internationally.

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 scholarship program supports the development of skills in the maritime industry and builds our brand as an employer of choice.

All ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages must collect data on fuel consumption, distance travelled and hours underway.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe at sea.

You can submit your completed Seafarer form 419 or Certificate of competency application form 426 at participating Australia Post retail outlets.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed tools to support the implementation of the low sulphur fuel limit.

If you undertake towing operations with your vessel, there are unique risks that you must consider within your risk assessment as part of the safety management system.

The type of EPIRB you need depends on vessel class, length, flotation and operating area.

IMO performance standards require back-up arrangements to be in place in case of ECDIS failure.

Safeguard your vessel and operation with an active maintenance plan.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention for addressing ship sourced pollution.

In this edition we explain correct and incorrect use of conditions.

Be prepared before your trip. Stay safe on land.

During the COVID-19 pandemic many seafarers have played an essential role.

Our stance is that shipping containers lost from ships are a cause of pollution in the marine environment.

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.