TAS Maritime Immersion Camp

Northern Tasmanian high school students in Years 10-12 have an exciting opportunity to dive in to a maritime experience at the Australian Maritime College in Launceston.

Where

The Australian Maritime College in Launceston, Tasmania.

When

The camp will take place from Tuesday 1st October through to Friday 4th October, 2024.

Who can apply

Tasmanian high school students in Years 10-12 are eligible to apply.

Contact

Brendan Sinnamon

Student Recruitment Coordinator, AMC

brendan.sinnamon@utas.edu.au

About the Maritime Immersion Camp

The Maritime Immersion Camp is a fun, maritime experience full of activities for Tasmanian high school students in Years 10 - 12. The camp will take place at the Australian Maritime College in Launceston, Tasmania.

Students will have the chance to experience fun maritime activities on the water, at university, and with our maritime industry partners.

At the camp, students will drive boats, learn how to save a sinking vessel, operate tug boats and 200m+ ships in immersive bridge simulators, design and test floating structure prototypes in an engineering challenge, plan a global shipping network in a logistics challenge, learn about autonomous vessels, meet experts and be inspired by current university students and researchers, and more.

As part of the camp, students will learn about the exciting developments and opportunities in the maritime industry and will get an introduction to university and the future of maritime.

Application Process

Tasmanian high school students in Years 10-12 are eligible to apply.

In the application, students will be required to:

1. Complete the application form below.

2. Submit a single pdf document with the form, including the following:

a. A short essay (no more than 200 words) answering the following questions:

- Why you should be selected for the Maritime Immersion Camp?

- What interests you about the maritime sector?

- What activities or extra-curricular are you involved with related to the maritime sector?

b. Short teacher's endorsement.

c. A copy of the student's latest academic report.

3. Inform their school principal that they have applied to attend the Maritime Immersion Camp by email or letter. Include this page link and contact details for the camp in the email or letter.

Conditions

There is a commitment to pay from successful applicants.

All submissions must be made at least 6 weeks prior to the camp start date to be considered for selection to attend the camp. Students will be informed of the outcome of the selection process no later than 4 weeks before the camp start date.

Only 14 students from Tasmania will be selected to attend the camp.