AMSL is a University of Tasmania capability within the College of Science and Engineering, co-sponsored by the Australian Maritime College (AMC) and Institute for Marine and Antarctic Science (IMAS).

Evolving from a world-leading operator of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) in extreme polar environments and Australia’s leading AUV training program, AMSL is now supporting University of Tasmania research and teaching programs and expanding into the defence sector and commercial maritime industries as a trusted provider of Autonomous Maritime Systems (AMS).

Key areas of services available through AMSL include:

• Antarctic Under Ice Shelves/Sea Ice Exploration
• Deep Ocean Seafloor Survey
• Maritime Infrastructure Inspections
• Coastal Environmental Monitoring
• Deep Lake Capability for Multi/Cross Platform Testing

AMSL is situated at the UTAS Newnham Campus, operating as a facility of the National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics. AMSL is governed by an Advisory Committee reporting to an Executive consisting of the AMC Principal and IMAS Executive Director. AMSL business is administered through AMC Search, the training and consultancy division of AMC who delivers leading AMS training.