🇦🇺 Australia
ISO AUS / AU
Regulatory
- MLC 2006
- ratified (2011-12-21)
- Paris MoU rating
- not-listed
- Tokyo MoU rating
- white
- USCG Qualship 21
- not listed
- ITF FoC
- not listed
Registry
- Vessel count
- 600
- Deadweight
- 3
- Administration
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
- File a complaint
- Official form
Active port state control authority in Tokyo MoU; strict standards
Compliance history
- Tokyo MoU
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Country context
- Population
- 27,614,411 (2025)
- GDP per capita
- $65,130 (2025)
- Income group
- High income
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
Source: World Bank Open Data.
What this means for seafarers
- MLC 2006: This flag has ratified MLC 2006. Vessels must hold a valid Maritime Labour Certificate + DMLC Part II posted onboard. You can file an MLC complaint via the flag administration.
- Port-state-control profile: high-performing flag — fewer detentions on average. Read about PSC regimes →
- STCW: Party to STCW. Verify a CoC issued under this flag at the administration.
See also: flag risk explained · MLC ratification list · white/grey/black lists.
Reference
- III Code — the IMO flag-state audit scheme measuring implementation of IMO instruments.
- Port state control — how Australia-flagged ships are inspected + detained in foreign ports.
- Minimum safe manning — the SOLAS V/14 basis for Australia's manning documents.
- Marine cyber incidents — case studies + the IACS UR E26/E27 cyber-resilience regime.
Companies headquartered in Australia
- CHEP · operator
- Toll Group · operator
- Linfox · operator
- Patrick Corporation · operator
- Qube Logistics · operator
- Sendle · operator
- SCT Logistics · operator
- Armaguard · operator
- Asciano Limited · operator
Ports in Australia
Australia flag: FAQ
- Is the Australia flag safe for seafarers?
- The Australia flag has a mixed PSC record — some inspection regimes class it favourably, others less so. It has ratified MLC 2006, which is the principal worker-protection convention. Operator and class are usually a stronger signal than flag alone.
- Has Australia ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006)?
- Yes — Australia has ratified MLC 2006 (ratified 2011). Seafarers serving on Australia-flagged vessels are entitled to make MLC complaints through the flag administration, port state, or seafarer welfare organisations such as the ITF.
- How do I file a complaint against a Australia-flagged vessel or operator?
- Complaints can be lodged with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) via their official complaint procedure. Under MLC 2006, complaints may also be lodged with the port-state authority of any MLC-ratified port. The ITF and seafarer welfare organisations (Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, Sailors' Society) can advocate on your behalf. Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready.
- What port-state-control rating does Australia have?
- Paris MoU rating: not-listed. Tokyo MoU rating: white. PSC ratings classify flags by inspection and detention history. White / low-risk flags face fewer PSC inspections; black / high-risk flags face more frequent inspection and a higher detention rate.
- Is Australia on the ITF Flag of Convenience (FoC) list?
- No — Australia is not currently on the ITF Flag of Convenience list. Seafarers retain general ITF-channel access for advocacy and abandonment response regardless of FoC status.
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