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.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Changes to safety management systems requirements' held 19 March 2025.

A particularly sensitive sea area (PSSA) is given special protection because of its vulnerability to damage from international shipping activities.

Read a transcript of the webinar 'Simplified safety management system' held on 9 April 2025.

Purpose To ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by the ship’s Master is executed within the planne

This Marine Notice reminds vessel masters, owners and operators about the coastal pilotage requirements that apply within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, as prescribed in Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014 (MO54).

If you are a Traditional Inhabitant of the Torres Strait and use your TIB to catch seafood and sell it, your boat is being used as a domestic commercial vessel. This page explains what that means, when you can use the TIB-specific exemption, and the steps you must follow to operate safely and legally.

The National Law Act, regulations, marine orders, and exemptions set out the detail of the national system.

In this edition, learn more about the new NSCV C2 and Marine Order 97.

In this edition we talk about audits and application assessments.

Knowledge of regulations and duties will help you navigate safely on the seas.

All ships must follow the requirements of MARPOL Annex V when discharging cargo residue.

Your compliance requirements will be affected by the service category of your vessel.

Operators of Regulated Australian Vessels (RAV) and Foreign Vessels, as well as the shippers of livestock, have obligations when loading and transporting livestock from Australia.

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

1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 - xlsx

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

Carry the type of lifejacket required for your vessel's highest service category. You can choose self-inflating, manual inflating or foam buoyancy lifejackets.