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Promoting safety awareness for private and commercial marine vessels.

Apply for a jetty fuel pipeline

You can only apply for a jetty fuel pipeline by completing a form and posting your application to the Department of Transport.

Apply for a long term mooring licence

What you need to do if you want to moor your boat long term.

Apply for a private, commercial or community jetty licence

You can only apply for a jetty licence by completing a form and posting your application to the Department of Transport.

Apply for casual use of a mooring

You should contact each harbour in WA directly to arrange a mooring and for details of fees and charges.

Apply for your skipper’s ticket

Steps you need to take to get your recreational skipper’s ticket so you can operate a powerboat.

Guide for placing boat registration sticker and numbers

A registration sticker is forwarded when you pay your boat registration and it must be fixed to your boat in a certain way in relation to your registration numbers.

Marine fees and payments

Learn how to pay fees for items related to recreational boating, commercial vessel operations and maritime facilities and management.

Marine safety education for schools

Find out about the marine safety education programs that the Department of Transport's Marine Boatshed runs for schools and other educational institutions.

Marine, boating and coastal services and regulations

Recreational boating safety and regulations, marine services, commercial vessels and boating warnings and current conditions.

Modify a jetty licence

How to get a permit if you plan to do any works to your jetty.

Obtain a certificate of title for a jetty licence application

You can order a copy of a certificate of title through Landgate to find out who owns a property in WA.

Pay your jetty fuel pipeline renewal

Use DoTDirect to pay your renewal for fuelling facilities used in connection with commercial and public jetties.

Pay your pen duty

There are several ways to pay the annual fee for your boat’s pen.

Register a new boat

How to register a new recreational boat with the Department of Transport.

Renew your boat registration

You can pay for the annual renewal of your boat registration online.

Renew your jetty licence

You can pay the annual renewal of your private, commercial or community jetty licence online.

Transfer a jetty licence

If you are transferring a jetty licence you need to let the Department of Transport know you have no objections to the transfer.

Transfer boat ownership

You can transfer the ownership of a boat online through DoTDirect or by submitting a form.

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