Type Public Chairman Dr Michael Vertigan AC Students 861 EFTSL (2010) Phone +61 1300 363 864 Colors Navy Blue, Light blue | Established 1980 Principal Professor Neil Bose Total enrollment 861 (2010) Founded 1980 | |
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Location Launceston and Beauty Point, Tasmania, Australia Address Maritime College, 100 Newnham Dr, Newnham TAS 7248, Australia Similar University of Tasmania, Central Queensland University, Australian Catholic University, Australian Defence Force Ac, Southern Cross University Profiles | ||
The Australian Maritime College (AMC) is a tertiary education institution based in Launceston, Tasmania, established by the Maritime College Act 1978 (Cth). Tertiary education is provided and organised by the University of Tasmania (UTAS) as the Australian Maritime College (AMC) at the University of Tasmania (AMC@UTAS). However the college's educational curriculum is governed by the independent AMC Board. The AMC is Australia's national centre for maritime education, training and research. It has two campuses located within 50 kilometres (31 mi) of each other in Northern Tasmania, each with different facilities and residence.
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- Australian maritime college amc
- Newnham Campus
- Master Planning
- Beauty Point Facilities
- Investigator Hall
- Degrees
- References
AMC comprises two national centres that offer courses in maritime engineering, marine environment, maritime logistics and seafaring. The national centres are:
AMC also has a commercial arm, AMC Search Ltd, that provides maritime related training and consultancy for a wide range of international and Australian organisations and individuals including the Federal Government Pacific Patrol Boat Program.
Australian maritime college amc
Newnham Campus
The AMC's main campus is situated at Newnham, 6 kilometres from the centre of Tasmania's second largest city, Launceston. Facilities located at the Newnham campus include:
Recently refurbished facility that boasts a full mission bridge, tug bridge and six smaller, fully integrated simulators capable of reproducing busy ports in a range of conditions.
The only commercially operating facility in Australia, this 100-metre (330 ft) long tank is used to measure the resistance of ships hulls in order to provide powering predictions.
This 35-by-12-metre (115 ft × 39 ft) facility is ideally suited for conducting hydrodynamic experiments with an emphasis on maritime operations within shallow water environments.
One of the only dedicated facilities for the study of fish and shellfish cultivation in Australia and as such has extensive aquarium facilities used for both research and teaching.
This facility is dedicated to the study of cavitation - vapour cavities formed by low pressure - on foils, propellers and other underwater forms. It also features rigorous control of dissolved and free small bubble gas content.
The Centre is used for the conduct of training exercises, to test new life saving appliances and for some research activities. It consists of an indoor heated pool and a mock ship’s superstructure, complete with life raft launching facilities.
The AMC is unique as it is the only University in the world to have all these facilities in one area.
AMC also has a Marine Firetraining Centre located at Bell Bay, 48 km north of Launceston, which is equipped with a full range of marine firefighting equipment and specialises in practical training.
Master Planning
The campus is currently undergoing a Master Planning exercise as the University of Tasmania will be moving to the Inveresk precinct located closer to CBD of Launceston
Beauty Point Facilities
The Beauty Point facilities are home to AMC's training vessels, including Bluefin.
Investigator Hall
Investigator Hall is AMC's residence on the Newnham Campus and provides catered accommodation to both AMC and University of Tasmania students. The residence is named after HMS Investigator, the vessel used by Matthew Flinders to circumnavigate Australia.
Degrees
The AMC offers Maritime Engineering & Hydrodynamics, Maritime Business & International Logistics and Ocean Seafaring degrees. In addition the AMC also offers Coastal Seafaring VET course. The AMC also manages and teaches Logistics major courses including the Bachelor of Business together with the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, UTAS.