Boating safety resources
Safety information and publications, including the Boating Handbook. Available for free download – or to order as free printed copies.
Download or order resources
These materials are available to download as PDFs. You can also choose to download eBook versions for the Boating Handbook, Personal Watercraft (PWC) Handbook and NSW Tide Tables.
For free printed copies of these materials, call 13 12 36 or visit a service centre.
Safety education for schools and community groups
Our boating education officers (BEOs) work closely with community to provide advice and safety resources. Learn more about our education programs and get in touch with your local boating education officer.
It’s essential that kids understand the importance of boating safety. Our Marine safety activity book is a useful resource to help kids safely enjoy our waterways. You can download a free copy. Or if you're in NSW, you can request delivery of a free printed copy.
Accessibility
Some documents on this page may not comply with accessibility requirements (WCAG). If you are having trouble accessing information in these documents, please contact us.
Boat and PWC handbooks
Licences
- Boat driving licence practical logbook (PDF, 796.27 KB)
- Commercial mooring licence standard condition (PDF, 223.83 KB
- Private mooring licence conditions (PDF, 131.52 KB)
- Change of Records - Maritime Products Only (PDF, 904.92 KB) - Changes to address, name, vessel, engine, concession or medical condition
- Application for a Personal Watercraft (PWC) photo licence (PDF, 129.04 KB) (first see Get boat or PWC licence)
- Application for replacement products (PDF, 282.17 KB) – apply for a replacement licence or registration certificate
Registration
- Application to Personalise an Existing Vessel Registration (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Application for Maritime Replacement Products (PDF, 282.17 KB)
- Application for vessel registration (PDF, 262.13 KB)
- Application for Transfer of Vessel Registration (PDF, 205.52 KB)
- Adjustment of Records (PDF, 904.92 KB)
- Consignment notice for sale of a vessel (PDF, 830.57 KB)
- Statutory declaration vessel registration (PDF, 188.2 KB)
- Request for refund (PDF, 898.64 KB)
Be prepared - boating safety
- Paddle safe brochure (PDF, 237.4 KB)
- Paddle safety on Sydney Harbour map (PDF, 430.97 KB)
- Be bright - be safe at night (PDF, 1.15 MB)
- Coastal bar safety (PDF, 1.58 MB)
- Water safety – marine safety activity book (PDF, 2.69 MB)
- What to know before you tow (PDF, 221.78 KB)
- Get to know your interstate boating rules - New South Wales and Queensland (PDF, 421.43 KB)
- Get to know your interstate boating rules New South Wales and Victoria (PDF, 1.56 MB)
- Onboard fuel brochure (PDF, 1.89 MB)
Out on the water - conditions and marine life
- NSW Tides - NSW tide tables are available to download in both PDF and EPUB3 (eBook) format.
Safety stickers and labels
- Paddle safe sticker (PDF, 88.9 KB)
- Safety capacity label - power boats under 6m (PDF, 75.79 KB)
- Safety capacity label - power boats 6m or more (PDF, 90.27 KB)
- Safety capacity label - power boats with flybridges (PDF, 107.4 KB)
- Safe boating buoyage system (PDF, 412.22 KB)
- Safe boating navigation marks (PDF, 450.49 KB)
- Safe boating navigation rules (PDF, 645.02 KB)
- Discharge of garbage sticker (PDF, 72.56 KB)
- Expiry date awareness sticker (PDF, 126.96 KB)
- Keep safe, stay right (PDF, 149.95 KB)
- Know your vessel height - Look up and live (PDF, 470.09 KB)
- Lifejackets sticker (PDF, 18.03 KB)
- Paddle Safe sticker (PDF, 105.48 KB)
- PWC Behaviour Label (PDF, 109.23 KB)
- Row Safe sticker (PDF, 76.09 KB)
- Prop strike sticker (PDF, 101.29 KB)
- Towing hand signals (PDF, 102.33 KB)
- Whale and dolphin watching sticker (PDF, 1.31 MB)