Two new courses have been developed by AMC Search to be delivered in Pacific Island Nations as part of the Company's Pacific Patrol Boat training project.

The new courses will be trialed in Tonga over the next couple of months:

1. Safety Equipment Maintainers

This course is a follow on from an intensive safety equipment maintenance course conducted annually at AMC, designed to ensure Patrol Boat crews can effectively maintain and operate all aspects of their vessels' fitted safety equipment.

Learning Modules:

- PPB Survival Equipment Maintenance
- Lifting Equipment Examiner
- Damage Control/Fire Fighting Equipment Maintenance
- OH&S
- AUSRIB Seaboat Handling and Maintenance

2. Corrosion Prevention

To provide the skills and knowledge of crew members to implement efficient corrosion prevention, protection and control procedures, using available in-country resources.

Learning Modules

- Importance of Corrosion Prevention (Theory/Practical)
- Basic Corrosion Theory and Maintenance (Theory/Practical)
- P.R.C.A. Procedure (Theory/Practical)
- Safe Working Practices
- Surface Preparation
- Preventative Coating Application and Selection (Theory/Practical)

Pacific Patrol Boat