Australia cabotage

Citizenship requirement

General Licence: Australian-flag + Australian-crewed. Temporary Licence: foreign-flag permitted with prior notice

Vessel flag required

General Licence Australian; Temporary Licence any flag

Officer quota

Australian-crewed on General Licence; foreign officers permitted on Temporary Licence subject to visa + working-condition safeguards

Wage effect

Australian-flag seafarer wages significantly above international; MUA CBAs govern General Licence trades

Related

• · Flag state page
• · Other cabotage regimes