Two Australian companies have teamed up to create a "drone school" for the maritime industry.
Training company AMC Search and The Institute for Drone Technology come together for what they describe as a “world first” for the maritime industry.
“The potential for drone technology in maritime is enormous and centrally concerns improving safety for workers,” said Dr Joel Spencer, chief executive of The Institute for Drone Technology
“This is the first time a drone technology organisation has teamed with a maritime training organisation to provide contextualised drone training in a marine environment.”
Emilie Donovan, manager – training at AMC Search, explained that the new drone training courses are being offered in response to industry demand.
“As the applications of drones in the maritime industry become better understood, and drone usage increases in our sector, the need for specialised maritime drone training became apparent.”
Dr Spencer added that the partnership is expected to develop to help create industry leaders in the use and integration of drones.
“It is envisioned that by working together this project could be expanded in a number of ways to further and more effectively embed drone technology training into maritime training programs.
“This will ensure that AMC Search course participants not only have the skills demanded by employers in the near future, but can also become leaders in the integration of drone technology into maritime in their own right.”
The partnership will be officially launched at the Maritime Industry Australia Ltd (MIAL) SEA18 conference in Canberra next month.
The first three courses, remote pilot’s license, safe drone operation for managers and flight basics: hazards, batteries and the law, will be offered out of the Australian Maritime College’s Sydney Study Centre in Darling Harbour in November.
