THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF INDIGENOUS TRAINERS! AMSA would like - TopicsExpress



          

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF INDIGENOUS TRAINERS! AMSA would like to welcome Stanley Ansey from the Australian Maritime College (AMC) as the newest member of the Torres Strait Marine Safety Program (TSMSP). Stanley is a Torres Strait Islander with over 20 years’ experience in dive industries across Northern Australia including Cray Fishing, Pearl Diving and Commercial Salvage operations and is a former student of the TSMSP. Stan’s work is to directly support the students and assist AMC trainers and assessors to further develop their skills and knowledge in the program. By coincidence, Stan’s appointment was announced shortly after Aunty Phyllis Pitchford received the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island High Education Advisory Council Award for Elders and Leaders in Higher Education. Aunty Phyllis is an ambassador and Elder in residence at University of Tasmania’s Newnham Campus, where many of AMC’s facilities are located. She is a driving force behind the Riawunna Indigenous Centre and has been recognised among other things for inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Students. Aunty Phyllis provided a very emotional “Welcome to Country” for the TSMSP’s first AMC students in 2014 and is responsible for the Torres Strait Flag now being flown at the centre alongside the Aboriginal Flag. After the flag raising ceremony for new students , it was pointed out that AMC are lucky enough to have the longest and shortest serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait training staff in any program of the country, an achievement which the individuals and organisations are very proud of. The TSMSP is a partnership between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Maritime Safety Queensland, Torres Strait Regional Authority, Queensland Police Service, and the Government of Papua New Guinea. The primary focus is improving and promoting boating safety in Torres Strait, reducing the number of search and rescue operations in the area, increasing the survivability of people lost at sea and supporting development of the near coastal maritime industry in the region.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 23:34:51 +0000

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