National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) - AG - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need to comply with this standard if you design, construct or operate commercial vessels.

The standard is the principal technical standard for commercial vessels and will gradually replace the Uniform Shipping Laws (USL) Code. It provides a common national standard for the design, construction, crewing and operation of vessels.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Comply	All	National Standard for Commercial Vessels (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Navigation Act 2012 Australian Government (Opens in new window)

Regulation(s) name

Navigation Regulations 2023 Australian Government (Opens in new window)

Administering agency

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Domestic Vessel Division

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Enquiries

Domestic Vessel Division

Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Operating address:	82 Northbourne Avenue Braddon, Australian Capital Territory 2612
Mailing address:	GPO BOX 2181 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Toll Free:	1800 627 484
Phone:	02 6279 5000

Supporting information

National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) (Opens in new window)

National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) - Australian Government