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In a maritime environmental emergency, having access to real-time information is vital to planning an effective response.
Until now if a ship was experiencing a Hazardous and Noxious Substance (HNS) emergency at sea, responders had little choice than to bring the vessel into port to deal with the situation.
To address this AMSA, in partnership with Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW), is developing a Hazardous and Noxious Substance reconnaissance capability.
This new capability will allow a team of AMSA and FRNSW HAZMAT personnel to be transferred to a ship at sea that is experiencing a HNS emergency and report back to decision makers onshore.
To support the capability AMSA and the Australian Maritime College have developed a special course to expose HAZMAT personnel to the unique environment of maritime operations.
