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Produced by the Boating Industry Association

The marine industry in Australia by the numbers 2021 Industry data

Mariner’s Handbook for Australian Waters Edition 5.0

Compiled by the Australian Hydrographic Office

This document is © Commonwealth of Australia 2020

This edition last modified 20 August 2021

Readers are urged to refer to the official website at this link for the latest version, updates and information on how to purchase hard copies.

Produced by the Northern Territory Marine Safety Branch of the Department of Transport

Edition 9 – A guide for recreational boaters

Published by the Department of Transport and Main Roads – Queensland

Monthly data from January 2008 to November 2018

Published by the Department of Transport and Main Roads – Queensland

This publication presents the results of a census taken of Queensland Regulated Ships (QRS) that were registered on 30 June 2020. Queensland Regulated Ships are recreational vessels or other vessels expressly excluded from the operation of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessels) National Law Act 2012 (Cth) or the Navigation Act 2012 (Cth).

For further Queensland Boating data visit here https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/About-us/Maritime-statistics-and-reports-library

Marine Incidents in Queensland 2020

Published by Maritime Safety Queensland

Marine incident reporting is essential to improving marine safety. Every year Maritime Safety Queensland reviews and analyses the marine incident data collected for the previous calendar year to better understand the circumstances surrounding marine incidents, and the likely causes.

Further reports can be found here https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/About-us/Marine-incident-annual-reports

Published 18 August 2021 by the Boating Industry Association

On July 1 2021 a 12-month transitional period began for implementation of the Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) 2018 to replace the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989. The RVSA better reflects the significant changes in global and domestic vehicle markets and improvements in vehicle technologies over the last few decades.

Published by better boating Victoria for the Victoria State Government

Frequently Asked Questions

Published by better boating Victoria for the Victoria State Government

Summary Paper – May 2020

In March 2019, the Victorian Government established Better Boating Victoria to help make recreational boating cheaper and easier. This included a review of the management of boating infrastructure across Port Phillip and Western Port.

Published by better boating Victoria for the Victoria State Government

Project Overview and progress