Established over thirty years ago, AMC Search delivers STCW and AMSA approved courses, bespoke training, vessel specific training and online/onboard training solutions to the civilian and defence maritime sectors. Our consultancy division delivers commercial maritime engineering services including in autonomous maritime systems, simulations, hydrodynamics, naval architecture, vessel charter and environmental monitoring.
More about AMC SearchMaritime Training
Border controls might impact your training if you are planning on travelling to Tasmania to train at AMC Search. Please visit the Tasmanian Government website for up-to-date travel restrictions into the state.
All Online Maritime Training courses are running as normal. Also, some courses can be adapted to online delivery at short notice so please call 03 6324 9850 to discuss your training requirements.
Please note, AMSA is issuing six month extensions to seafarer certificates. Please visit the AMSA website for instructions on how to apply.
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Pacific Patrol Boat Program
For over 25 years we have provided Patrol Boat training for 12 Pacific nations under contract from Australian Defence. We train patrol boat staff in all aspects of operation, from cook to captain, as well as providing accommodation, food, travel and medical and pastoral care. Find out more about the Pacific Patrol Boat Program.
Consulting Services
From surface to subsea and concept to design, AMC Search delivers maritime consulting services in maritime simulations, offshore and coastal engineering, hydrodynamics testing, cavitation testing, ship and port operations, environmental seabed mapping and marine energy systems.
State of the art Maritime Simulations
Real time manoeuvring, pilotage, interactive control between vessels (ships and tugs or ship to ship), port operations, new port design studies and numerical modelling.
Maritime Simulation ServicesAutonomous Maritime Systems
AMC Search is at the forefront of Autonomous Maritime Systems and is available for training, civilian and defence consultancy services and vessel charter.
Autonomous Maritime SystemsHydrodynamics and Naval Architecture
Tank testing for ship manoeuvring, high performance yacht design, hull design and strength and fatigue testing for ship structures, floating platform analysis, anchoring and mooring analysis, vessel conversion studies, vessel assessments in extreme sea states, scale model testing, cargo and transfer management analysis, propulsion system testing.
Hydrodynamics and Naval ArchitectureMarine and Offshore Engineering
Numerical and physical scale modelling for port development, channel design, berth design, breakwater design, installation analysis.
Marine and offshore engineeringCoastal Engineering
Breakwater design and testing, floating platform design and analysis, outfall plume modelling, port accessibility studies.
Coastal EngineeringVessel charter
Vessel and Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) charter for training, survey and mapping, operator hire, data validation.
Training and Charter VesselsMarine energy systems
Numerical and physical modelling for device validation and testing, in-situ field deployment and testing for both conventional and renewable energy systems.
Marine Energy SystemsCavitation
Specialist cavitation testing to optimise propeller design. Find out more information on our cavitation tunnel.
Cavitation Research LaboratoryEnvironmental
Numerical and physical modelling for engine emission reductions, marine development Environmental Impact Statements, seabed mapping.
EnvironmentalLegal and policy
International maritime law, federal and state legal and policy advice, drone and AUV integration.
Legal and PolicyHuman performance
Stress testing in emergency situations, team building, Lean value stream management analysis.
Human Performance