The National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies is a cooperative arrangement involving:
The National Plan aims to maximise Australia’s marine pollution response capabilities.
The online course Introduction to pollution response consists of four modules:
These modules are available to everyone.
There is no cost or timeframe for completion. It is recommended that participants attending any AMSA National Plan training complete these four modules.
The modules should take approximately four hours in total.
Modules can be accessed from the AMSA Learning Centre [1].
A certificate of completion will be forwarded once you have successfully completed the modules.
Organisations interested in training personnel to provide assistance in marine incident response are encouraged to take advantage of the courses offered by various National Plan organisations.
If you or personnel in your organisation are interested in participating in any of the courses offered, contact the relevant training coordinator for further details.
All course dates and venues are subject to change.
View the training calendar [2].
Read the National Plan course descriptions [3].
State, territory, and New Zealand training coordinators:
Links
[1] https://amsalearningcentre.amsa.gov.au/login/
[2] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/national-plan-training/national-plan-training-calendar
[3] https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/national-plan-training/course-descriptions
[4] https://www.amsa.gov.au/contact-us
[5] http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime/index.html
[6] http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/
[7] https://transport.nt.gov.au/
[8] http://www.msq.qld.gov.au/
[9] https://marinesafety.sa.gov.au
[10] https://epa.tas.gov.au/about-the-epa/policy-legislation-cooperative-arrangements/cooperative-arrangements/marine-oil-and-chemical-spills/tasmanian-marine-oil-spill-contingency-plan-(tasplan)
[11] http://economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au/transport#utm_source=transport-vic-gov-au&utm_medium=301ssredirect&utm_content=transport-vic-gov-au&utm_campaign=vanity-url
[12] http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/
[13] https://amosc.com.au/