Australian Maritime College

About

Located in Launceston, Australia, the Australian Maritime College is globally renowned as a specialized national center for maritime education, training, and research. Its strongest faculties and programs include Maritime Engineering, Hydrodynamics, and Oceanography, attracting students from across the globe with its world-class flume tanks, model test basins, and 90-meter training vessel. International students benefit from a supportive, tight-knit campus community facilitated by the AMC Student Association and dedicated international student support services that assist with both academic transition and visa requirements. Many of its specialized undergraduate and postgraduate courses are taught entirely in English, providing a direct pathway into global maritime and defense industries. What sets the college distinctively apart is its unique combination of hands-on, industry-embedded training infrastructure and direct access to specialized deep-water testing facilities found almost nowhere else in the Southern Hemisphere.

Background

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 at the University of Tasmania (AMC@UTAS). 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. The AMC's two national centres are the National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics and the National Centre for Ports and Shipping. 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.

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