NEW: GBRIMC are happy to anounce FIRST AID COURSES are being conducted out of our NEW facility twice monthly on Saturdays for your convenience.

GBRIMC Senior First Aid Courses cost is:
CPR $65.00 per person
Apply FIRST AID $140.00 per person

FEB – 4th & 25th
MAR – 10th & 31st
APR – 14th & 28th
MAY – 5th & 19th
JUN – 2nd & 16th
JUL – 7th & 28th
AUG – 11th & 25th
SEP – 1st & 22nd
OCT – 6th & 27th
NOV – 10th & 24th
DEC – 1st & 15th

• CPR Course for practical experience in the life saving techniques of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.
• Senior First Aid for a qualification to meet Workplace Health and Safety requirements where emergency care response is a duty of care and for general community members.
• Necessary pre-requisite to meet most marine training enrolement / entry requirements.
• Essential for every citizen, whether part of the workplace, participating in recreational activities or at home.
• Convenient and comfortable learning environment.
• Comparitive pricing.
• Expert tutelage by National Registered Trainer (First Response Australia).
• Comprehensive and interactive approach with 16 years experience.
• Over 30,000 certificates issued.

For Enquiries and Enrolement see IMC Administration or phone 07 4040 9800

The following article recently appeared on Marine Business:

Cairns, Queensland will soon be a leading international hub for maritime training at every level, with the opening of the Great Barrier Reef International Maritime College (GBRIMC), commencing operations in January 2011.

The College is a partnership between the state government and the Australian Marine Training Network, around $8.5m in funding from the Qld government, and $2m in Commonwealth School Skill Centre funding.

Project Manager, Kim Andersen said the industry has donated a significant equipment for the facilities, such as engines, vehicles and other tools.

Construction of the waterfront, state of the art training facility is ahead of schedule and is due to open 24 January, catering to around 124 students at any time.

The College’s appeal will be global.

‘We start at school-based trainees, then all the Certificate courses, international yacht master courses and ancillary courses like STCW95 training and fire training, confined space training, damage control, superyacht training and we have an immersion pool for sea survival training,’ explains Kim.

But that’s not the best bit. ‘There is a simulation centre going in, which will have a full size DNV Class A full mission bridge, an optimised tug bridge and a nav-lab with eight part-task bridges. This will be ideal for training at all levels, from coxswains to foreign going Master and pilot training.’

Kim has been involved in the marine industry for most of his life, principally as a charter vessel operator in Cairns since 1993, and prior to that 10 years with the Harbours & Marine Dept.

He will take on the Manager’s role once the facility opens.

‘You couldn’t get a better location – with Cairns and the Reef, heaps of accommodation options nearby,’ says Kim. ‘It will be especially suited to visiting superyachts, who can enrol their crew for training while they’re here. We aim to be a one stop shop for marine training.’

The Great Barrier Reef International Maritime College will offer:

• DNV Class: A full mission bridge with Superyacht Hydrodynamic models for
  training and Bridge Resource Management Courses.
• IYT, MCAA accredited courses as well as USL and the new AMSA accredited
  commercial tickets for both Deck and Engineering.
• An immersion pool for life-raft training, as part of STCW 95 course.
• HUET capability.
• World class Emergency Response Training Simulator featuring, Confined
  Space, Gas detection, Damage control (flooding ) and the latest in Advance Fire
  Training from Bullex Industries.
• A two story simulated ship with Numerous Fire simulation Props for realistic
  marine focused training.
• Nav Lab with 8 part task simulators for ECDIS Training.
• GMDSS LAB for GMDSS training.
• Fast rescue Boat Course
• Training rooms and a Ship’s Galley for Crew Training.

The Great Barrier Reef International Marine College will provide an extensive range of marine courses in a purpose-built facility in Tingira Street Portsmith, Cairns. It will also incorporate a school based trade centre, offering specialised secondary schooling for youth looking to enter the marine industry.

by Jeni Bone Marine Business

The Great Barrier Reef International Marine College has awarded the tender to deliver a state of the art Simulation Centre at its Portsmith facility to Kongsberg Maritime Ship Simulation (KMSS).

Kongsberg Maritime was one five tenderers invited to submit a bid to supply the simulator, which will be a signature facility at the College.

Project Manager Kim Andersen said the multi-million dollar simulator suite, funded by the Queensland State Government as part of the New Deal for Cairns initiative, was a DNV Class “A” full mission bridge simulator, explaining that “the simulator at the College will have 270o field of view provided by seven 80” television screens plus two 60” screens for rear view.”

“The system also incorporates a tug bridge simulator, a NAV LAB with eight desktop part task bridges, an instructor’s station and debrief room,” Kim said.

The flexibility of the simulator is quite extraordinary. It comes with multiple ship models to select from which will enable it to simulate a wide range of vessels from a 13 metre Game Boat, Super Yacht, high speed catamaran, patrol boat, coastal cargo vessels, or even a large oil tanker.

Similarly, there are 16 different ports that can be utilised as sailing areas. All major Australian Ports are modelled including the Strait of Malacca which Kim stresses is also a critical training area as it is one of the most important and busiest shipping lanes in the world.

The Kongsberg Maritime suite of simulators will provide the perfect tool for instructors to train masters to navigate a ship through the Torres Strait, or to pilot a 1,500 passenger cruise ship into Cairns Port. And if need be, another student can be in the Tug Bridge manoeuvring the tug.

Sales and Marketing Director of Kongsberg Maritime Mark Stuart Treen said that Kongsberg Maritime was proud to have been selected as the partner of choice in this highly competitive tender.

“The GBR International Maritime College will benefit from our large simulator user base in Australia because it will provide them with an environment in which they can share and benefit from each other’s strengths, instructors, course material and students.” Mark said.

Kongsberg Maritime will be installing the simulator during January with the aim of commencing instructor training on 24th January.
Further information:
Kim Andersen 0408 187 291

Matthew, Kimberley, Anau and Jack are hoping for calm seas for to help with their Year 12 studies this year.

All four Woree High School students were among the first intake of the MarineTech program in 2009 and this year they have secured traineeships aboard reef tour boats travelling to the reef and islands off Cairns.

Woree High School Principal Tony Fuller explained that MarineTech was a joint venture between Education Queensland, TAFE and the Cairns marine industry.

“It provides a new option for school students allowing them to complete their senior years of schooling to get a Queensland Certificate of Education, whilst at the same time as gaining “real world” trade skills through on the job training,” Mr Fuller said.
The MarineTech curriculum has been developed in consultation with the marine industry which Mr Fuller says has ensured the students will have relevant and practical skill when they eventually enter the workforce.

“When our MarineTech graduates apply for a job in the marine industry, they will be able to demonstrate practical experience. Their qualifications will enable them to fast track gaining commercial tickets in the area of MED3, Coxswain, Dive master and Competent Crew”, he said.

“This means they are much more employable employee from the start.”

As from 2011, all MarineTech students will attend the Great Barrier Reef International Marine College which will be built in Portsmith in the heart of the marine industry in Cairns. The College which is a joint initiative between the Queensland Government and Australian marine industry will provide students with greater access to specialist marine training facilities.

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Photo Opportunity 5pm Tuesday 2 February
Marlin Marina Jetty – Ocean Free Berth
On hand at 5pm will be:
Kim Anderson 0408 187 291
Tony Fuller 0448 842 860
Student Names:
Matthew Harwood and Kimberley Boss will be working with Cairns Premier Reef and Diving Tours;
Anau Porogo will be working with Passions of Paradise
Jack Paterson will work with Sunlover Cruises.

The Great Barrier Reef International Marine College will provide an extensive range of marine courses in a purpose-built facility in Tingira Street Portsmith, Cairns. It will also incorporate a school based trade centre, offering specialised secondary schooling for youth looking to enter the marine industry. It will be completed in December 2010 with the first intake of students due in February 2011. Project Manager Kim Andersen is

The Great Barrier Reef International Marine College will provide an extensive range of marine courses in a purpose-built facility in Tingira Street Portsmith, Cairns. It will also incorporate a school based trade centre, offering specialised secondary schooling for youth looking to enter the marine industry. It will be completed in December 2010 with the first intake of students due in February 2011. Project Manager Kim Andersen is