New course: Club Marine Extreme Weather Preparedness Course (NSW)

Club Marine Extreme Weather Preparedness Course (NSW) © Marina Industries Association

Storms are not always predictable and the destruction can be immense. Having a comprehensive Extreme Weather Preparedness Plan in place can significantly reduce the time spent preparing a marina in advance of severe weather. It can help save lives and minimise property damage.

MIA in co-operation with Club Marine have developed the Extreme Weather Preparedness Course for the marina industry. The course objective is to ensure that marinas have a comprehensive plan for dealing with extreme weather events and that the marina's infrastructure, staff, and customers are all integrated in its plan. This half day course is relevant to marinas and yacht clubs of all sizes facing any significant extreme weather situations. You will have interactive discussions and gain insights from our experienced presenters and Club Marine representatives. You cannot afford to miss this training.

President of the MIA, Andrew Chapman, CMM says: "It was evident in recent extreme weather events in North Queensland that not all boat owners understand the need to prepare their vessels for impending events". "Our new course is aimed at the marina industry professionals with the view to better educate their customers the boaters to minimise vessel damage and ultimately marina infrastructure." "Failing to plan is a plan to fail."

MIA Vice President, Darren Vaux believes: "A key responsibility of all marina managers and operators is to assess risk and put in place management practices and procedures that minimise these risks, however, not all risks can be eliminated. It is essential to have comprehensive, clear and practiced emergency response procedures at marinas to minimise the risk and damage to people and property in the event of fire, extreme weather and other potential disasters. The MIA's new Extreme Weather Preparedness Course has been developed to assist marinas in understanding these risks and putting in place the appropriate systems and practices so they are ready to respond if disaster strikes. The course is essential training for all key marina personnel."

Course Content

The first 3.5 hours of the course is spent in the classroom discussing and analysing the following issues:

• Recent case studies and what we can learn from these events.
  
• Evaluating your marina for extreme weather - structural aspects of and damage potential to floating boat docks and piers: piling size and type, type of docks and direction of slips, wood or concrete, cleat sizes and strength, berth layout, seawall protection, etc.
  
• Extreme weather management
  
• Developing an extreme weather management plan
  
• How an extreme weather preparation plan can be implemented
  
• Legal and Insurance implications

Benefits

• Ensuring the marina facility is prepared for extreme weather according to best practices and tips to minimise damage.
• Networking with other marinas in the area to share ideas and knowledge on extreme weather preparedness
• Identifying any common issues with other local marinas and develop improvement strategies

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Who should attend

Key stakeholders in drafting and implementing your facility's emergency response plan such as marina managers, emergency safety officers, club manager and dockmasters.

Course fee

MIA Member $380pp
Non-member $535pp

The course fees include GST.

Please email the Industry Education Officer, Vijaya Selvaraj at if you can't register online, with the following participant information: 1) Full Name; 2) Date of Birth; 3) Position; 4) Mobile Contact 5) Email Address

Enrolment Deadline: Two weeks before start of course.

Find out more at www.marinas.net.au/training/extreme-weather-preparedness