Transfer, suspend or revoke a certificate or approval for a domestic commercial vessel. You may need to transfer the certificate or approval when you sell or purchase a vessel.

This marine notice advises ship operators and owners of the hazards of transporting battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs).

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

Join our team and be part of a culture built on respect, collaboration, and a shared purpose.

Make electrical safety a priority. Reduce the risk of electrical fire from batteries and electrical installations on your vessel.

Guidance on crewing of domestic commercial vessels as per Schedule 1 Clause 6 - Appropriate crewing and Clause 8 - Minimum crewing of Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation - national law) 2024. Schedule 1 applies to all vessels other than class 4 vessels.

Oil tankers above 150 gross tonnage and other ships of 400 gross tonnage or above must record oil-relevant operations.

Keeping a radio watch saves lives. Use this guidance to set up your radio watchkeeping process and comply with Marine Order 504.

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

This page contains a list of past changes to Marine Orders and International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolutions.

Our search and rescue incidents from 2013–14.

In this edition we talk about Marine Surveyor Accreditation Guidance Manual – Part 2 , we include a Case Study about Compliance action on an AMS’s accreditation and decks on domestic commercial vessels

If you hold a valid STCW certificate issued by another country and want to work on an Australian-flagged vessel, you need a certificate of recognition (CoR). In some countries this is called a recognition endorsement.

Find out about the special arrangements for vessels which meet the definition of ‘tender’ under the national law.

These general exemptions are now superseded or repealed. Superseded and repealed exemptions may affect how the national system works for you.

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.

In this edition we provide advice on how to send us large files, what to do if you receive a complaint about a survey, provide guidance on battery safety, and more.

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