WELCOME TO OUR 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
NSW Maritime is the State Government's safety regulator for commercial and recreational vessels.
NSW Maritime also regulates the safety functions of NSW port corporations; manages two regional ports; provides policy advice to the State Government on port-related activities; owns and manages the seabed of the major ports, including Sydney Harbour and its tributaries; and uses boating licence revenue to support better boating infrastructure across the State.
In this report we detail:
- — Who we are and what we do
- — Our performance in the key result areas of boating safety, maritime infrastructure, safe and competitive ports, community involvement and the environment
- — Our financial performance.
10 YEAR TRENDS
The total number of recreational boat licences in NSW increased by 3.5 per cent to 508,839 in the past 12 months.
The total number of recreational vessel registrations decreased by 1.4 per cent to 223,328 from 2009-2010.
As at 30 June 2011, there were 9207 commercial vessels licensed by NSW Maritime to operate.
During 2010-2011, NSW Maritime determined 48 development applications, which was a 60 per cent increase on the previous year.
During 2010-2011, 955 existing certificates were revalidated and 310 General Purpose Hand qualifications were issued.
Trade through the regional ports of Eden and Yamba totalled 1,233,389 mass tonnes during 2010-2011, an increase of 8.6 per cent on the previous year.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S OVERVIEW
"The highlight of the year was registering the safest summer boating season on record. Reducing the fatality rate is our mission and significant progress was made over the boating season."
