Standards for maintaining stability during day-to-day operations while the hull is intact.

Engines, propulsion, fuel, fluid, steering and ancillary systems.

Learn about our oral exams and how to make a booking.

Tests for establishing and verifying vessel stability.

Standards for class 1 and class 2 fast craft that are at least 35m in equivalent length.

Constructing the hull, decks, superstructures, deckhouses and bulkheads.

Designing, selecting, and testing anchoring systems.

Radiotelephones, signalling lights, EPIRBs, and satellite communications equipment.

Standards for class 1 fast craft operating in sheltered waters or under 35m in equivalent length.

Specifies safety standards for the design, construction, equipping and operation of a domestic commercial vessel that is a leisure craft.

As a statutory authority, we work with the guidance of legislation.

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

Specifies the minimum standards for design and construction and safety equipment.

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

Carrying the right safety equipment, including lifejackets, life rafts, and first aid kits.

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.

Recent public consultations which are now closed.

Controlling the risks that weather and water pose to a vessel.

The oil spill from the Oceanic Grandeur in Torres Strait in March 1970 highlighted Australia’s lack of preparedness at the time to deal with a major oil spill in the marine environment.