Aquamarine are accredited marine designers and surveyors. Our Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) Accreditation compliance categories include: design, survey, stability, safety equipment, positive flotation statements, machinery, load lines and marine pollution.

Based in Hawthorne, Aquamarine is centrally located, close to Brisbane's major boatbuilding and hardstand facilities. The other major centres of the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast are also within easy reach. WIth a range of trusted associates along the Eastern Seaboard, help is never far away. We look forward to opening our Sunshine Coast office shortly.

Formed by Antony Krokowski, Aquamarine strives to take the hassle out of marine safety compliance. Antony delivers professionalism with integrity, as a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland (RPEQ). To offer professional engineering services (including Naval Architecture) in Queensland, the Professional Engineers Act 2002 requires that the engineer be registered (RPEQ).

Antony has been appointed to the Australian Division Council of the Royal Instititute of Naval Architects (RINA).

Antony's experience before Aquamarine includes five years as Senior Naval Architect for Maritime Safety Queensland. Prior to this he was a Naval Architect for the NSW Waterways Authority (now called NSW Maritime). Aquamarine is acutely aware of the potential pitfalls and delays in commercial certification, particularly for mutual recognition of boats that wish to transfer interstate.

Antony has also investigated a number of recreational boating incidents and has served as a Safety Judge for the Australian Marine Awards (Boat of the Year) for three years. Antony is an active member of the National Marine Safety Committee's (NMSC's) Technical Advisory Panel and Standards Australia Small Craft Committee.

Cargo Securing Surveys and Seafastening Design/Calculations

We can perfom both the design and surveying of cargo securing, lashings and seafastenings. Our High Value/Heavy Lift Project Cargo experience includes a 360t Turbine and a 240t Generator loadout, each with over 100t  transporters added for loadin. We have experience with large mining excavators and trucks and lattice boom cranes, for both Interstate and International voyages.  Generally, we apply the IMO Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing, with adjustments for Weather Restricted voyages.

AMSA recently conducted a Focused Inspection Campaign on container securing http://www.amsa.gov.au/Shipping_Safety/Marine_Notices/2010/02.10.pdf from 1 February 2010 to 30 April 2010.

AS1799.1-2009 has just been released, with important changes. See our links page to get a free copy.

In Queensland the requirement for an Australian Builders Plate (ABP) applies to all recreational vessels (including inflatables and owner built boats). It also applies to those commercial and fishing vessels that are exempt from registration under Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2004 that are constructed after 28 September 2006 (source MSQ website). Other States have similar requirements.

Aquamarine is able to provide the expertise to perform the testing and calculations to approve the information required on the ABP. We can also advise on modifications that may invalidate previously approved ABP information. Some States, including Qld and WA require the details of the competent person approving the ABP information to be displayed on the plate. The NMSC has released it's first ABP interpretation National Guidance Note 07-1 (see links), dismissing single air chambers and highlighting the preconditioning requirement of the ABYC to swamp a boat for 18 hours.

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