Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) is responsible for ensuring that operators of commercial vessels are appropriately qualified, vessels are appropriately crewed and standards are set and maintained for navigational aids. TSV’s Commercial Qualifications team can assist you in gaining the relevant qualifications.

TSV also verifies that the design, construction and equipment of new and existing commercial vessels meet minimum specified standards. All commercial vessels are required to be surveyed by a TSV Marine Surveyor and have a valid certificate of survey before operating in Victoria. You can find more information about commercial vessel surveys from the link below.

Commercial vessel survey

There are responsibilities for owners and operators of all vessels to report marine accidents and incidents. For more information please visit our Incidents and Investigations pages.

Marine incident investigations

At the Helm newsletter

TSV has released the autumn edition of its newsletter for the commercial maritime industry.

As the new Marine Safety Act comes into effect there will be changes which will impact you. We will continue to keep you informed about the new requirements through this newsletter.

If you would like to receive future editions of At the Helm via email, please send your details to information@transportsafety.vic.gov.au

• At the Helm - Autumn 2012 Issue 2 (PDF, 1.27 MB, 15 pp.)
  
• At the Helm - Autumn 2012 Issue 2 (DOC, 83 KB, 15 pp.) - latest edition in Word format
• At the Helm - Summer 2012 Issue 01 (PDF, 1 MB, 8 pp.)
  

Commercial Vessel Safety Handbook

Additional information about commercial maritime requirements is available in the Victorian Commercial Vessel Safety Handbook.

Victorian Commercial Vessel Safety Handbook – October 2006 (PDF, 3.3 MB, 60 pp.) 

There are many external businesses that provide marine services across Victoria, including;

• training organisations
• liferaft service stations
• compass adjusters
• naval architects and marine consultants

Further details of these external service providers can be found on the following page,

External service providers