Getting hooked-up is one of the most dangerous situations you can experience on a trawler. Be prepared. Knowing what you and your crew need to do can save lives.

Exercise Barossa was a biannual oil spill response exercise conducted in Adelaide under our National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances.

The Sylvan Arrow was found guilty of discharging an oily mixture into the sea west of Wilson’s Promontory, Victoria on 18 December 1999.

A list of all our approved short courses.

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A powered barge with a mounted crane became unstable and capsized in 3.5 metres of water during lifting operations of a concrete structure.

Get your Engineer certificate of competency revalidated before it expires.

Find local suppliers of fuel oil in Western Australia.

We are responsible for providing navigational systems and services to facilitate the safe and efficient navigation of ships within Australian waters.

We are committed to nurturing your development and helping you reach your goals.

An unexpected wind-shift during parasailing operations caused 2 airborne passengers to contact the water at speed. They were recovered by the vessel and returned to shore. Both passengers later informed the operator that they had sustained injuries during the event. The owner then failed to report this as a marine incident to us.

Get your Rating certificate of proficiency revalidated before it expires.

Find out how you obtain your unique vessel identifier and how to display it correctly.

Electronic visual distress signals are not a substitute for conventional pyrotechnic flares.

Our regulatory program is prepared annually and contains details of planned and completed changes to our regulatory instruments.

List of Certificate of safety training (full course) organisations

In rough weather, early in the morning of 24 May, about 50 containers were lost overboard from the Singapore-flagged container ship APL England. Read our regular updates.