All ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages must collect data on fuel consumption, distance travelled and hours underway.
We are making changes to Marine Order 504 (Certificates of operation and operation requirements – national law) 2018 (Marine order 504) to clarify requirements for monitoring and accounting for passengers on domestic commercial vessels.
We welcome your views on the marking of fishing gear and reporting lost or discharged fishing gear, to inform Australia's position on proposed new international requirements.
If you are a supervisor or qualified person working in the Australian maritime industry, you will need to observe and sign off a seafarer using a task book.
You can use this tool for continuous improvement of domestic commercial vessel safety management systems (SMS), to align your SMS with the requirements of the national law and support safe working practices.