Office of Maritime Communications

The Office of Maritime Communications at the Australian Maritime College is responsible for the management of all functions associated with marine radio examinations and certification services in Australia. This includes the management of the invigilator network across Australia, production and distribution of the Marine Radio Operators Handbook, production and distribution of examination papers and certificates for:

The AMC is also responsible for reissuing certificates to holders who have lost or damaged certificates of proficiency. Find out how to obtain a certificate of proficiency.

Noticeboard

22 June 2009 - 2008 Pricing Submission

Every two years our Office (OMC) is required to submit to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) a pricing submission which details our expenses and revenues for the previous two years and estimates our expenses and revenues for the coming two years. Based on the pricing submission the OMC's fees are fixed for the next period. The 30 June 2008 Pricing Submission is based on a fee change date of 1/7/2009. Approval for fee change is currently being assessed by the ACMA. Once approval has been given, notification of the actual fee change dated and new fees will be published on the OMC website.

1 July 2009 - 2008 Pricing Submission

Approval has been received for fee changes - refer our schedule of fees effective from 1 August 2009 (except MV Handbooks which will take effect from receipt of the new print). The fee change date has been delayed a month to allow notfication of changes to fees to be publish well in advance of the effective date.

MV Handbook

7 May 2009 - please note that currently the MV Handbook is out of stock, however all the information required to sit the MROVCP qualification is contained in the MRO Handbook.

Pietro Bossi's free VHF DSC radio simulator
Great demonstration tool for seeing the advantages of VHF with DSC where the operator has the option to use GPS if they wish.

GMDSS - VHF DSC made easy

Office of Maritime Communications
Australian Maritime College
Locked Bag 1394,
Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
Telephone 1300 365 262
Facsimile 03 6335 4885
Email amcom@amc.edu.au