Formed by Antony Krokowski, Aquamarine strives to take the hassle out of marine safety compliance. As a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland (RPEQ), Antony delivers professionalism with integrity. Aquamarine is accredited with Maritime Safety Queensland.

Antony's experience over the last five years was as Senior Naval Architect for Maritime Safety Queensland. Before 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 the past two years. Antony is an active member of the National Marine Safety Committee's (NMSC's) Technical Advisory Panel.

Featured Service: Australian Builder's Plate Certification

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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