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  • Recreational boating and personal water craft
    • Licence and registration for motor boats and personal water craft
    • How to register a motor boat or personal water craft
    • Personal water craft rules and safety
    • Required safety equipment for recreational boats
    • Safe boating rules and information
    • Marine communications
    • Handling and operating a boat
    • Trip checklists and tips
    • Motor boat and personal water craft registration check
    • Incidents on the water
  • Facilities and moorings
    • Facilities across Tasmania
    • Infrastructure funding
    • Tasmanian mooring rules
    • Applying for a new mooring
    • Buying an existing mooring
    • Change of vessel details on a mooring
    • Mooring maintenance
    • Repair and maintenance of vessels on moorings
    • MAST public cruising moorings
    • MAST GIS – Moorings and Aids to Navigation (AtoNs)
  • Paddle, rowing and novel craft
    • Paddle craft
    • Rowing
    • Novel craft
    • Operating in Port Areas
  • Using Tasmanian waterways
    • Navigation rules
    • Prohibited zones
    • Speed limits
    • Bridge transits
    • Aquatic events and designated ski areas
    • Lake Barrington
    • Cruising Tasmania
    • Marine farming
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Commercial vessels and ports

MAST is responsible for waterways management, including the provision of navigation aids, VHF radio services, facilities and ports and pilotage.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is the national regulator for domestic commercial vessels and is responsible for the certification of Domestic Commercial Vessels (DCVs) and Seafarers. Refer to the AMSA website.

  • AMSA website

Commercial vessels in Tasmanian waters

MAST is responsible for waterways management matters in Tasmanian waters, including the provision of navigation aids, VHF radio services, facilities and regulating ports and pilotage services.

Operational areas – Commercial vessels

Operational areas are defined in Tasmania for both recreational and commercial vessels.

Commercial vessel and operations fees and forms

MAST charges a range of fees applicable to Domestic Commercial Vessels (DCVs).

5-knot zone Sullivans Cove

Operate at 5-knots or less when operating in Sullivans Cove.

Incident reporting – Commercial vessels

A guide to incident reporting for commercial vessels.

Regulation of marine farm leases

Marine Farming leases exist in many of Tasmania’s waterways. These leases can be for activities relating to the farming of fish, or shellfish.

MAST Commercial Bulletin

A newsletter for commercial vessel owners and operators is produced biannually.
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Navigation
  • Recreational boating and personal water craft
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  • Paddle, rowing and novel craft
  • Using Tasmanian waterways
  • Commercial vessels and ports
  • Policies and legislation
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  • Check the status of your boating services
  • Find a facility
  • Notices to Mariners and latest MAST news
  • How do I obtain a motor boat licence
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