Marine information bulletins
Marine information bulletins are distributed by Maritime Safety Queensland to alert mariners to important issues in the industry.
Licensing (commercial)- Mutual recognition and commercial licence changes — restricted certificates of competency (PDF**, 82KB)
- Mutual recognition and commercial licence changes — certificates of recognition (PDF**, 85KB)
- Mutual recognition and commercial licence changes — certificates of service (PDF**, 85KB)
- New arrangements for the Small Vessel Operators' Certificate (SVOC) (PDF**, 83KB)
- Changes to commercial licence operating areas (PDF**, 72KB)
- Minimum licence requirements for fishing and trading/commercial ships in Queensland (PDF**, 70KB)
- Assessment of overseas sea service (PDF**, 35KB)
- Record of Practical Experience and Sea Service (ROPES) (PDF**, 85KB)
- Revalidation of commercial marine licences (PDF**, 82KB)
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) systems for commercial and fishing ships (PDF**, 81KB)
- Confined spaces can kill — management of this risk on commercial and fishing ships (PDF**, 82KB)
- Application procedure for open reversible liferafts (PDF**, 69KB)
- Passenger carrying on foredecks of ships (PDF**, 62KB)
- Gangways and boarding facilities for commercial ships (PDF**, 284KB)
- Use of mobile telephones for communications at sea (PDF**, 77KB)
- Measured length of inflatable and rigid inflatable boats and their all-metal equivalents (PDF**, 81KB)
- Communication procedures for the Brisbane Pilotage Area, Brisbane River, Moreton Bay and the Port of Brisbane (PDF**, 52KB)
- Brisbane River — flashing white all-round light (PDF**, 27KB)
- Safe carriage of fuel on board commercial and fishing ships (PDF**, 67KB)
- Further building and alterations, commercial and fishing ships (PDF**, 49KB)
- CE certification (PDF**, 44KB)
- Commercial ships — electrical standards and licensed electricians (PDF**, 36KB)
- Fuel systems on ships (PDF**, 32KB)
- Inappropriate use of transom doors as freeing ports (PDF**, 36KB)
- Qualification of procedures and welding of aluminium ships (PDF**, 69KB)
- Passenger vessel accommodation standards (PDF**, 47KB)
- Morse cable controls (PDF**, 50KB)
- The definition of a barge (PDF**, 38KB)
- Issue of a certificate of survey (PDF**, 73KB)
- Right to Information — access to Safety Standards Branch commercial and fishing ship records (PDF**, 79KB)
- Summary of differences of the Uniform Shipping Laws Code between 2008 and 2009 (PDF**, 58KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part B — General Requirements (PDF**, 39KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C section 3 — Construction (PDF**, 36KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C section 4 — Fire Safety (PDF**, 34KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C subsection 5A — Machinery (PDF**, 33KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C subsection 5B — Electrical (PDF**, 37KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C subsection 5C — LPG Systems for Appliances, subsection 5D — LPG Systems for Engines (PDF**, 29KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C subsection 6A — Intact Stability, subsection 6C — Stability Tests and Stability Information (PDF**, 45KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C subsection 7B — Communications Equipment (PDF**, 38KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C subsection 7C — Navigation Equipment (PDF**, 42KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C subsection 7D — Anchoring (PDF**, 43KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part F subsection 1A — General Requirements for Fast Craft, subsection 1B — Category F1 Fast Craft, subsection 1C — Category F2 Fast Craft (PDF**, 39KB)
- New national standard for operational practices on commercial and fishing ships (PDF**, 154KB)
- Invitation for public comment on the draft of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part F section 2 Leisure Craft (PDF**, 56KB)
- Invitation for public comment on the draft of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part F section 2 Leisure Craft (PDF**, 56KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C subsection 7A Safety Equipment — equivalent solutions applications (PDF**, 60KB)
- Amendment list 7 implementation in Queensland (PDF**, 111KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C section 7, subsection 7A — Safety Equipment (PDF**, 91KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels Part C, section 1 arrangement, accommodation and personal safety issues paper (PDF**, 140KB)
- Changes to the Uniform Shipping Laws Code, update 1 (PDF**, 192KB)
- Clarification of the upcoming amendments to the Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Code (PDF**, 57KB)
- Upcoming amendments to the Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Code (PDF**, 44KB)
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels currently available for use in Queensland (PDF**, 35KB)
- Invitation for public comment on Australian Standard draft DR 08224 (AS1799.1) Small Craft, part 1 General requirements for power boats (PDF**, 55KB)
- Implementation of AS/NZS 3004: 2008 Electrical Installations, Marinas and Recreational Boats (PDF**, 59KB)
- Lloyd's Register rules and training available for accredited persons (PDF**, 264KB)
- The use of pyrogen aerosol fire suppressant (PDF**, 105KB)
- Coastal liferaft compliance issues for commercial and fishing ships (PDF**, 61KB)
- Children's EN 395 personal flotation device (PDF**, 133KB)
- Chubb FM200 fixed fire suppression system service bulletin (PDF**, 38KB)
- Bob Littler Agencies Pty Ltd (BLA) flares recall (PDF**, 492KB)
- Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBS) 121.5 MHz EPIRB phase out (PDF**, 62KB)
- Personal flotation devices — custom made for large persons (PDF**, 125KB)
- Life jackets and personal flotation devices — Frequently asked questions (PDF**, 321KB)
- Life jackets and personal flotation devices — international standards (PDF**, 39KB)
- Servicing of portable fire extinguishers (PDF**, 34KB)
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Last updated 13 November 2009
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