The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies (National Plan) is managed under governance arrangements which ensure accountability, coordination and integration with stakeholders.
The National Search and Rescue Council is a cooperative body that is responsible for the national search and rescue response arrangements in Australia.
The North-East Shipping Management Plan identifies actions based on information about the nature of shipping activity in the north-east region as well as the experience and knowledge of members of the North-East Water Space Management Working Group (NE WSM WG).
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.
This marine notice highlights shipowners, operators, masters and crews obligation to ensure safe working arrangements are in place for any work involving a ship’s elevator.
This report summarises our port State control activities and reports on the performance of commercial shipping companies, flag States and Classification Societies for the 1996 calendar year.
This report summarises our port State control activities and reports on the performance of commercial shipping companies, flag States and Classification Societies for the 1998 calendar year.
This report summarises our port State control activities and reports on the performance of commercial shipping companies, flag States and Classification Societies for the 2006 calendar year.
This report summarises our port State control activities and reports on the performance of commercial shipping companies, flag States and Classification Societies for the 2013 calendar year.
This Report on the 2012 review of the National Plan to combat pollution of the sea outlines the outcomes of the Review as agreed by the National Plan Management Committee at its meeting in July 2012.