In order to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health and safety of our trainees and staff, AMC Search (AMCS) is operating a COVID-Safe campus aligned with the protocols and procedures established by the University of Tasmania. This includes automatic screening for on-campus trainees, enhanced hygiene and social distancing controls.
Strict Tasmanian border controls will impact your training if you are planning on travelling to train with AMC Search from interstate. For up-to-date information about Tasmania's border controls please visit the Tasmanian Government.
Due to the pandemic AMSA have approved the temporary postponement of maritime training and are using the provision contained within Marine Order 70 section 15 to extend seafarer certificates for up to six months. AMSA will do this if satisfied that the person does not meet revalidation requirements due to circumstances beyond their control due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the AMSA website for instructions on how to apply for an extension.
All Online Maritime Training courses running as normal.
Also, some courses can be adapted to online delivery at short notice so please call 03 63249852 to discuss your training requirements.
Payment methods accepted:
- Register now and pay later (payment required 15 days before the course starts)
- Credit Card (online or via (03) 6324-9850)
- Bank Deposit
- Company sponsorship.
Detailed payment options will be made available after the registration is submitted.
Face to face courses
Cancellations up to 15 working days prior to the scheduled date will be accepted without penalty. Cancellations less than 15 working days will be subject to 100% cancellation fee.
AMC Search reserves the right to cancel the course 15 working days prior to the scheduled date if insufficient registrations are received. Any fees paid for cancelled courses will be refunded in full.
When making flight bookings please ensure you book on a fully refundable basis.
Online courses
Payment of course fees, or authorisation to invoice from your company, is required before access to the online learning environment is provided. Please note, it will take between 2-4 business days to provide your access to the online course if you have not studied previously with AMC Search, the Australian Maritime College or the University of Tasmania.
The Stability by Distance Advanced Course consists of:
- One Basic Knowledge and Principles of Ship’s Stability Workbook, broken into 16 Sections.
- Complimentary commentary and online resources through MyLO.
- Assessments including course progress exercises (30% of total grade) and 1 exam (70% of total grade). You must achieve a grade equal to or greater than 70% across all assessment items, and no less than 50% in the progress exercises, to successfully complete the course. You have 12 months to complete the course.
On successfully completing this course you will:
- Be proficient in the use of Simpson’s Rules to find areas and volumes within the ship shape and understand how Hydrostatic Data is compiled, including 1st Moment of Areas and volumes and how this information of the ship’s underwater form is incorporated.
- Understand how the value of BM changes with differing hull shapes and varying drafts and how the metacentre moves as the vessel heels.
- Know how to conduct an inclining test and calculate the ship’s Centre of Gravity.
- Understand Dynamic Stability, methods of calculating a ship’s negative righting levers and required corrections.
- Understand how to interpret IMO stability criteria, how to present simplified stability data and how to identify Synchronous Rolling.
- Be familiar with calculating a large angle of list and be able to realise the dangers that result from a reduction of Righting Levers when the ship’s Centre of Gravity moves to one side of the centre line.
- Understand the limitations placed on a vessel due to heel caused by wind, together with knowledge of heel caused by a ship turning at speed.
- Improved understanding of the effect on a ship’s stability caused by the free surface of a liquid or movement of grain cargo.
- Be able to calculate the 2nd Moment of Area to determine the transverse and longitudinal values of a ship’s BM and the Free Surface Moments on a non-rectangular tank.
- Be able to determine a vessel’s trim in any water density and the drafts of the vessel at any point along the hull. Including weights to load or discharge to achieve the required trim.
- Understand the effect on the vessel when a compartment becomes bilged and know how to determine the loss of stability and increase of draft for a vessel in a damaged condition.
- Understand how a ship can become unstable when the hull is removed from the water during a dry-docking procedure or during a grounding situation.
- Understand the ship’s hydrostatic data should be treated with caution when the ship finds its self in extreme conditions regarding trim and sea state.
