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Bluefin sails into new territory
13 Dec 2017
AMC’s flagship training vessel Bluefin looked right at home moored alongside the Australian National Maritime Museum’s historic fleet in Darling Harbour, Sydney, in October.

From ocean to classroom: students reap benefits of military experience
13 Dec 2017
Maritime training lecturer Stephen Hurd has plenty of firsthand seafaring experience to share with his students after a deployment to the Gulf of Aden as a Naval Reservist.

Navy wharf design put to the test
13 Dec 2017
The Royal Australian Navy has used AMC’s full mission bridge simulator to assess a new wharf design.

Maritime simulations: a solid foundation for port design
13 Dec 2017
An increasing number of organisations are using maritime simulations to create better ports by testing their designs at the initial concept stage.

Firefighters face the heat at AMC training grounds
13 Dec 2017
An AMC facility where trainee mariners learn how to fight fires at sea is now being used by the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) to simulate urban emergencies.

UAE women explore uncharted territory as first seafaring graduates
12 Dec 2017
Three Emirati women have graduated as masters of 24-metre coastal vessels from the Maritime Training Centre at Abu Dhabi Ports in the United Arab Emirates.