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Sidebar first - Biosecurity

  • Biosecurity and trade
    • Biosecurity
      • Coronavirus
        • Food and agriculture
        • Exports
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      • Commonwealth Biosecurity 2030
      • Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper-Biosecurity Surveillance and Analysis
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          • National Biosecurity Response Team Arrangements 2017-2019
          • National Environment and Community Biosecurity Research, Development and Extension Strategy 2021-26
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          • Communication and Engagement Strategy
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        • Aircraft
          • Aircraft disinsection
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            • Crew change
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            • Alternative biosecurity entry point application form
            • First points of entry – information for arriving vessels and goods
            • First points of entry - seaport operator requirements
          • Human health
            • Crew change
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            • Ballast Water
              • Australian Ballast Water Management Requirements
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            • Biofouling
              • Anti-fouling and in-water cleaning guidelines
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              • Consultation Regulation Impact Statement
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          • Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS)
            • MARS communications and training materials
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          • Non-commercial vessels
            • Accredited suppliers list for termite detection services
            • Importing vessels with timber components frequently asked questions
            • Importing vessels with timber components
          • Offshore installations
            • Offshore Installations Biosecurity Guide
          • Plants and insects
            • Burnt pine longicorn beetle - person in charge questionnaire and statement
          • Pre-arrival reporting for certain Australian External Territories
          • Reportable biosecurity incidents
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            • Cleaning instructions - Personal equipment
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          • Ration packs
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      • Biosecurity in Australia
        • Biosecurity Advanced Analytics Capability
        • Detector dogs
        • Innovative Biosecurity 3D X-ray Project
        • Modernising Australia’s approach to managing established pests and diseases of national significance: Discussion paper
        • Northern biosecurity
          • Aquatic pest biosecurity community awareness
          • Biosecurity Business Grants Program
          • Ranger Capability Building Grants Program
          • Biosecurity-it’s everyone’s business virtual reality experience
          • Country Handle with Care - Costa and dirtgirl Tackle Biosecurity
          • Frontline-northern biosecurity’s community song
          • Frontline Ranger Newsletter
          • Rabies Awareness-Keep a Top Watch! in your community animation
          • Report a pest, weed or disease in Northern Australia
          • You can be a Biosecurity Champion too!
            • Developing industry and supporting local growers
        • Northern Australia Biosecurity Strategy 2030
        • Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS)
          • Co-operative biosecurity in northern Australia
          • Aircraft arriving on the Australian mainland from Torres Strait
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          • Significant events in the history of NAQs
            • Celebrating 30 years of co-operative biosecurity in northern Australia
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          • Map of NAQS zones
        • Public awareness and education
          • Australian biosecurity webinar series
          • Australian Biosecurity Awards
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            • Exporting to Australia from the Pacific
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              • Meet the team
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        • Reform of the biosecurity system
          • Biosecurity Training Centre
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        • Reports and publications
          • 2008-12 Imported cargo processing, a DAFF time release study
          • Biosecurity Matters Newsletter
          • Australian Quarantine a shared responsibility: The Nairn report
            • Australian Quarantine a shared responsibility: The Government response
        • Pest and disease surveillance at Australia’s borders
        • Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Biosecurity Strategy
      • Biosecurity research and innovation
        • Biosecurity Innovation Program
          • Apply now
        • How we work with you
        • Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis
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        • Innovation Pilots Initiative
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        • Animal import risk analyses
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            • Draft report fact sheet
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            • Draft report
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          • Weed risk assessments frequently asked questions
          • Reasons for the Weed Risk Assessment system
          • The Weed Risk Assessment process
            • Weed Risk Assessment system
        • Biosecurity Import Risk Analysis guidelines
        • Centre of excellence for biosecurity risk analysis
        • Biosecurity advices
        • Register as a stakeholder
      • Emergency preparedness and outbreak response
        • Exercises
        • National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement review
          • NBC approach to the NEBRA five year review recommendations
        • Horse Disease Response Levy review
        • Wildlife Exotic Disease Preparedness Program
          • Feral animals as hosts of exotic disease: Identification of potential disease contact between feral animals and sites of exotic disease incursion
          • Avian Influenza Viruses in Migratory Shorebirds and Nomadic Water Fowl in South Australia
          • Avian Migration and Movement pathogens in the Australo-Papuan context
          • AWHN OIE Report 2004
          • AWHN OIE Report 2005
          • Destroy and Let Lie Disposal Project
          • Development and Validation - Newcastle Disease
          • Field Surveillance and Monitoring - Leishmania in the Northern Territory
          • Final report: preparing Australia by preparing Papua New Guinea
          • GIS Mapping Software in National Surveillance Database
          • Identifying and Mapping Hendra virus
          • Identifying and Mapping Hendra Virus (2)
          • Identifying and Mapping Hendra Virus Strain Diversity (Stage 1)
          • Improving the Relevance and Efficiency of Wild Bird Surveillance for AI
          • Reservoirs of Infection: The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Emerging Pathogen
          • Summary Report - Contraceptives Pigs
          • Summary Report - pigs disease spread
      • Animal
      • Plant
      • Pests, diseases and weeds
      • Environmental biosecurity
        • Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer
        • Environmental Biosecurity Framework
        • Environmental biosecurity stakeholder engagement
        • Priority list of exotic pests, weeds and diseases
        • The Environmental Biosecurity Project Fund
      • Biosecurity questions and answers
      • Legislation
        • List of Biosecurity Preparedness Plans
        • List of Goods That May Carry Hitchhiker Pests
        • The Biosecurity Act 2015
          • Changes to import requirements
          • Introduction to the Biosecurity Act Interactive Learning tool
          • Reviewable decisions
        • Reportable biosecurity incidents
          • Reportable biosecurity incidents form
        • Compliance and enforcement
          • Biosecurity Compliance Plan 2016-17
          • Biosecurity Compliance Statement
          • Compliance and enforcement tools
          • Redline - report a biosecurity breach
          • Export and import laws and the role of the department
          • Infringement Notice Scheme
      • Fees and charges
      • Forms

MARS communications and training materials

MARS News

A quick reference guide to Understanding the MARS Biosecurity Status Document (BSD) is now available: Quick Reference Guide: Understanding the BSD.

What do the traffic lights on the BSD indicate? The biosecurity risks and resultant legal directions issued for arriving international vessels are grouped into five categories as displayed in MARS as traffic lights (green, yellow or amber and red.

Using the MARS Offline form for itinerary updates

The MARS itinerary update form is for agents and masters to advise the department of changes to a vessel’s itinerary for a voyage.

  1. Use this form for changes after a PAR has already been submitted, for changes to a vessel’s subsequent port itinerary.
  2. Masters and agents to complete the form and email it to the National Maritime Centre (NMC) to action.

Getting help for vessel arrivals into Australia

Contact us for help, 7 days a week.

Download tools to support the MARS implementation

You can download copies of these products or talk to local biosecurity officers about obtaining a MARS information pack.

If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.

This brochure introduces the reporting obligations for MARS, as well as options for access, registration, inspection, billing and invoicing, and the Biosecurity Status Document (BSD). It also introduces the Vessel Compliance Scheme (VCS) and includes feedback from peak industry bodies and agents that have been involved in MARS testing.

Document Pages File size
MARS and what it means for you PDF 12 997 KB

Be aware of biosecurity risks on board your vessel. This guide is designed to help you identify pests most likely to stowaway on board.

Document Pages File size
Pest Alert! Do You Have Stowaways on Board? PDF 16 486 KB

A simple checklist tool to help vessel operators get ready for arrival in Australia and prepare the vessel to meet Australia’s biosecurity requirements.

Document Pages File size
Get Vessel Documentation Ready For Inspection (checklist) PDF 1 192 KB
澳大利亚用于商业船舶 生物安全的核对单 (Simplified Chinese) PDF 2 252 KB
澳大利亚用于商业船舶 生物安全的核对单 (Simplified Chinese) DOCX 2 596 KB
Αυστραλιανή Λίστα Ελέγχου Βιοασφάλειας Εμπορικών Σκαφών (Greek) PDF 2 204 KB
Αυστραλιανή Λίστα Ελέγχου Βιοασφάλειας Εμπορικών Σκαφών (Greek) DOCX 2 616 KB
商用船に対するオーストラリア のバイオセキュリティ要件の チェックリスト(Japanese) PDF 2 212 KB
商用船に対するオーストラリア のバイオセキュリティ要件の チェックリスト(Japanese) DOCX 2 612 KB
상업용 선박을 위한 호주 차단 방역 확인 리스트 (Korean) PDF 2 224 KB
상업용 선박을 위한 호주 차단 방역 확인 리스트 (Korean) DOCX 2 588 KB
Австралийская памятка по биологической безопасности для коммерческих судов (Russian) PDF 2 196 KB
Австралийская памятка по биологической безопасности для коммерческих судов (Russian) DOCX 2 572 KB
Listahang pangmarka ng Biyoseguridad para sa Mga Pangkalakal na Sasakyang Pandagat ng Australya (Tagalog) PDF 2 180 KB
Listahang pangmarka ng Biyoseguridad para sa Mga Pangkalakal na Sasakyang Pandagat ng Australya (Tagalog) DOCX 2 648 KB
रालणल्रक जहाजों केललए ऑसट्ेललरा की जैरसुरक्षा (Hindi) PDF 2 252 KB
रालणल्रक जहाजों केललए ऑसट्ेललरा की जैरसुरक्षा (Hindi) DOCX 2 588 KB

Vessel Documentation checklist

Document Pages File size
Australia’s biosecurity checklist for commercial vessels (English) PDF 1 889 KB

Building on the Biosecurity Checklist (above), these two VCS products provide full details on how you can comply with Australia’s biosecurity obligations, as well as the consequences of not complying.

The VCS has been designed with the best interest of vessel operators and shipping agents in mind. The scheme has been developed to improve the transparency of the risks biosecurity officers will focus on as part of the inspections, and the consequences of non-compliance.

Document Pages File size
VCS (brochure) PDF 2 279 KB
VCS (poster) PDF 1 204 KB

A selection of Quick Reference Guides are available to assist you with the most common activities when starting to use MARS.

Document Pages File size
Accessing MARS as a Master or Shipping Agent user QRG01 PDF 2 804 KB
Accessing MARS as a Port Authority user QRG PDF 2 256 KB
Accessing MARS as a Port Authority user QRG DOCX 2 158 KB
Accessing MARS as a Government Health Officer user QRG PDF 3 346 KB
Accessing MARS as a Government Health Officer user QRG DOCX 3 1.1 MB
Accessing MARS as an ABF or Maritime Officer user PDF 2 254 KB
Accessing MARS as an ABF or Maritime Officer user DOCX 2 159 KB
Understanding the Biosecurity Status Document (BSD) PDF 2 222 KB
Understanding the Biosecurity Status Document (BSD) DOCX 2 101 KB
MARS Agency Administrator Approval QRG02 PDF 2 263 KB
Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) QRG03 PDF 2 778 KB
Ballast Water Report QRG04 PDF 2 780 KB
Non-First Points of Entry QRG05 PDF 2 785 KB
Vessels Exposed to Installations QRG06 PDF 2 256 KB
Registration – Setting Up Your Billing QRG015 PDF 2 772 KB
Reporting for External Territories QRG016 PDF 2 247 KB
Australian Sourced Ballast Application QRG19 PDF 2 776 KB
Australian Sourced Ballast Application QRG19 DOCX 2 61 KB
Submitting Service Requests:    
Waste Removal QRG07 PDF 2 885 KB
Coastal Strip QRG08 PDF 2 265 KB
Crew Change QRG010 PDF 2 272 KB
Human Health Update QRG011 PDF 2 222 KB
Sanitation Certification QRG012 PDF 2 897 KB
Search Requests:    
Tips for searching for a vessel in MARS QRG09 PDF 2 783 KB
TIPS FOR MASTERS:    
How to complete the PAR Offline Form    
How to complete the PAR Offline Form QRG013 PDF 4 1.2 MB
给船长的提示:
如何填写抵港前报告离线
表格(PAR Offline Form)(Simplified Chinese) PDF
4 527 KB
给船长的提示:
如何填写抵港前报告离线
表格(PAR Offline Form)(Simplified Chinese) DOCX
4 1.5 MB
Συμβουλές προς τους
Πλοιάρχους
Πώς να συμπληρώσετε την
Offline Φόρμα PAR (Greek) PDF
4 296 KB
Συμβουλές προς τους
Πλοιάρχους
Πώς να συμπληρώσετε την
Offline Φόρμα PAR (Greek) DOCX
4 1.5 MB
जहाज के मास्टरों के लि ए निर् देश
PAR ऑफलाइन फॉर्म कैसे भरें (Hindi) PDF
4 615 KB
जहाज के मास्टरों के लि ए निर् देश
PAR ऑफलाइन फॉर्म कैसे भरें (Hindi) DOCX
4 5 MB
船長のためのヒント
PARオフラインフォーム
の記入方法 (Japanese) PDF
4 489 KB
船長のためのヒント
PARオフラインフォーム
の記入方法 (Japanese) DOCX
4 1.7 MB
선박 선장을 위한 정보
PAR 오프라인 양식
작성 방법 (Korean) PDF
4 389 KB
선박 선장을 위한 정보
PAR 오프라인 양식
작성 방법 (Korean) DOCX
4 1.5MB
Советы для капитанов судов
Как заполнять бланк
предварительного извещения
о прибытии в порт Pre-Arrival
Report (PAR) в режиме оффлайн (Russian) PDF
4 454 KB
Советы для капитанов судов
Как заполнять бланк
предварительного извещения
о прибытии в порт Pre-Arrival
Report (PAR) в режиме оффлайн (Russian) DOCX
4 1.6 MB
Mga pabatid para sa mga
Pinuno ng Sasakyang Pandagat
(Vessel Masters) Kung paano
kompletuhin sa Offline ang
Porma ng PAR (Tagalog) (PAR Offline Form) PDF
4 441 KB
Mga pabatid para sa mga
Pinuno ng Sasakyang Pandagat
(Vessel Masters) Kung paano
kompletuhin sa Offline ang
Porma ng PAR (Tagalog) (PAR Offline Form) DOCX
4 1.5 MB
How to complete the Ballast Water Report Offline Form    
How to complete the Ballast Water Report Offline Form QRG014 PDF 4 1.3 MB
给船长的提示:
如何填写压载水报告
离线表格 (Simplified Chinese) PDF
4 629 KB
给船长的提示:
如何填写压载水报告
离线表格 (Simplified Chinese) DOCX
4 1.4 MB
Συμβουλές προς τους
Πλοιάρχους
Πώς να συμπληρώσετε την
Offline Φόρμα
Έκθεση Θαλασσέρματος (Greek) PDF
4 409 KB
Συμβουλές προς τους
Πλοιάρχους
Πώς να συμπληρώσετε την
Offline Φόρμα
Έκθεση Θαλασσέρματος (Greek) DOCX
4 1.2 MB
जहाज के मास्टरों के लि ए निर् देश
बैलास्ट वॉटर रिपोर्ट
ऑफलाइन फॉर्म कैसे भरें (Hindi) PDF
4 686 KB
जहाज के मास्टरों के लि ए निर् देश
बैलास्ट वॉटर रिपोर्ट
ऑफलाइन फॉर्म कैसे भरें (Hindi) DOCX
4 4.7 MB
船長のためのヒント -
Ballast Water Report
(バラスト水管理レポート)
オフラインフォームの
入力方法 (Japanese) PDF
4 588 KB
船長のためのヒント -
Ballast Water Report
(バラスト水管理レポート)
オフラインフォームの
入力方法 (Japanese) DOCX
4 6.9 MB
선박 선장을 위한 정보
선박평형수 보고서
오프라인 양식 작성
방법 (Korean) PDF
4 475 KB
선박 선장을 위한 정보
선박평형수 보고서
오프라인 양식 작성
방법 (Korean) DOCX
4 1.5 MB
Советы для капитанов судов
Как заполнять бланк Отчёта о
водяном балласте (Ballast Water
Report) в режиме оффлайн (Russian) PDF
4 540 KB
Советы для капитанов судов
Как заполнять бланк Отчёта о
водяном балласте (Ballast Water
Report) в режиме оффлайн (Russian) DOCX
4 1.4 MB
Mga pabatid para sa mga
Pinuno ng Sasakyang Pandagat
(Vessel Masters) Kung paano
kompletuhin sa Offline ang
Porma ng (Tagalog) Ballast Water Report
(Ballast Water Report Offline Form) PDF
4 510 KB
Mga pabatid para sa mga
Pinuno ng Sasakyang Pandagat
(Vessel Masters) Kung paano
kompletuhin sa Offline ang
Porma ng (Tagalog) Ballast Water Report
(Ballast Water Report Offline Form) DOCX
4 1.4 MB

QRGs can be used in conjunction with the detailed MARS User Guides and FAQs.

These two comprehensive user guides provide step-by-step instructions for accessing and using MARS functionality. There are two guides, based on your MARS user roles, as either a vessel master or as an agent. Last updated 16 March 2017.

Document Pages File size
MARS Vessel Master User Guide PDF 139 6.74 MB
MARS Vessel Agent User Guide PDF 128 6.80 MB

To support the implementation of MARS we have released an interactive learning tool to help our clients and stakeholders gain an understanding of Australia’s biosecurity vessel clearance process, learn about the Vessel Compliance Scheme (VCS) and gain an overview MARS.

This eLearning tool will provide an introduction to the maritime pathway and also explain your biosecurity obligations. The tool introduces the:

  • maritime pathway regulatory obligations
  • roles and responsibilities
  • why and what the department assesses
  • the Vessel Compliance Scheme
  • MARS and its functionality.

Launch the Biosecurity Clearance of Vessels and MARS Interactive Learning

This learning tool uses Adobe Flash Player. If you experience errors, review your Flash Player settings or access the assistive technology version, select ‘Yes’ in the Before you start window on the index page.

For help accessing the learning tool email MARS or phone 1800 900 090 or + 61 3 8318 6700 (from outside Australia).

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The Biosecurity Clearance of Vessels and MARS interactive learning tool (the tool) is protected by copyright. You may download and use the tool and its contents for personal non-commercial use or use within your organisation but you may not otherwise copy or change the tool or its contents. You must not alter or remove any copyright statement or logo included on, or in connection with, the tool. Requests for further authorisation should be directed to the Assistant Secretary, Compliance, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, email MARS.

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Last updated: 08 November 2022

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