A lone cray fisher was heading for shelter during poor weather. He had been working for 17 hours without rest. While nearing the planned anchor point, the master fell asleep at the helm and the vessel continued on, running aground on the rocky shoreline.

Our regulatory plan is produced annually and contains planned changes to our regulatory instruments.

Find out about vessel categories, calculating vessel size, and read the dictionary of definitions.

The provision of adequate port waste reception facilities for ship-generated waste is vital to preventing marine pollution.

Learn how to get copies of documents certified for your certificate application.

This marine notice highlights the importance of ensuring navigation bridge visibility on all vessels sailing in Australian waters. Vessel operators, masters and navigational officers should take note of its content.

We want to know what you think about the prevention of air pollution from vessels.

Toxic gases can quickly build up on board vessels and kill a crew member or passenger in minutes. Identify equipment, appliances and systems that create these gases and reduce the risks.

In this edition we explain how to complete a shaft survey report, tell you about changes to MARS, changes to surveyor identity cards and much more.

In this edition we explain about National Law audits,

This program of regulatory activities was completed during the 2017–2018 financial year.

This is advice for ship owners and masters. We will undertake a focused inspection campaign (FIC) on cargo securing arrangements from 1 August to 31 October 2020. This is in response to recent events where containers have been lost into the sea off the Australian Coast.