Australia - WA

The Nautical Institute WA Branch World Maritime Day 02nd Nov 2024

The WMD 2024 event was hosted by the Company of Master Mariners WA Branch and organised by Fremantle Ports.

The Maritime Day is held every two years and it’s such a great day for families and, in fact, anyone who loves ships, harbours, boats and all things marine. Aside from around 80 exhibits inside and outside the passenger terminal, attractions this year included free harbour rides by Jetwave Marine on their vessels Orion and Nova, the port’s fascinating historical photo exhibition, displays by the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Border Force and a Switzer tug.

The NIWA also had a stall manned by Capt Peter Waller and Capt. Zubin Bhada who spent the entire day manning the stall and supporting friendly visitors asking questions on what the Nautical Institute do to which we provided them with general information and also gave out Seaway magazines as reading material.

“The Nautical Institute” (WA Branch) Annual Dinner Co-hosted with Company of Master Mariners

The evening started by guests arriving and heading to the bar for a drink followed by social networking in the room or some straight to their tables that were all marked with names. We had a total of 93 members and guest from COMMA and “The Nautical Institute” in attendance.

The COMMA Branch Master Capt. Eric Barron took to the dais to get everyone seated and provided general housekeeping rules and safety talk for the venue. He requested all to take to their seats whilst the staff would serve us the 1st course of entrees.

After the mains were served the Branch Master Capt. Eric Barron took to the floor once again to now speak a little about the past year and celebrate the achievements of COMMA (WA Branch) followed by thanking each and every court member whilst handing out a small token of appreciation. Capt Rajeev Punnen (Vice-Chair) provided the membership with a short update on “The Nautical Institute” (WA branch) activities over 2024.

Technical Workshop - Safe Marine Personnel Transfer

Technical Session – WA Maritime Industry Brainstorm on Safer Marine Personnel Transfer Arrangements

The technical session held/hosted at Shell House, in Perth on 18th Sept  2024. The workshop was a planned event where we had keynote speakers for various topics (see below) and invited key members and industry subject matter experts (SME’s) to participate in a live suitability assessment workshop to complete a suitability assessment into best practice methods for safe transfer of personnel in the marine environment. We had a total of 6 speakers, 12 in-person attendees and 11 attendees via TEAMS.

The Nautical Institute WA Branch Social Networking with NI CEO 17th May 2024

The opportunity arose when NI CEO Capt. John Lloyd visited Perth for a WISTA (Women in Maritime) conference and the NIWA branch invited a few key guests for a luncheon at the ANZAC Club in Perth CBD.

The Western Australia (WA) Branch of The Nautical Institute recently had the honour of hosting a networking event, marked by the presence of NI CEO Capt. John Lloyd at the same time as hosting in Fremantle an event for the IMO’s Day for Women in Maritime. These events highlighted the importance of regional branches in advancing the Institute’s mission and fostering global maritime connections. It provided an excellent opportunity for local members to engage directly with the NI leadership. Capt. Lloyd’s visit underscored the value NI places on its regional branches and their pivotal role in the maritime community. 

Technical Session on Offshore Towage

NI Wa Branch wlecomes members to a Technical Forum on Offshore Towage being held at Shell House (562 Wellington Street, perth, WA) on 12th April 2023 at 0930hrs onwards.

Key Note Speakers:

John Kaighin - Head of Marine, Shell Australia, Subject Matter Expert – Offshore Towage

Richard Palmer - Service Delivery Manager – Australia and New Zealand, Marine and Offshore

WA Shipping and Supply Chain Taskforce Discussion Paper

Members of The Nautical Institute Western Australia Branch

Should you not have seen / read the 27 Jan 2023 discussion paper, you can find the paper at this WA Govt website.

WA Shipping and Supply Chain Taskforce Discussion Paper (www.wa.gov.au)

Sundowner End of Year 2022 Event - 16 Dec 2022 at the Navy Club, Fremantle

Topic: Social Networking Event as end of year celebration (2022)

Venue/Location: Navy Club, Fremantle (64 High St, Fremantle WA 6160)

Date / Time: 16th Dec 2022 / 1730 hrs onwards (food platters provided and a cash bar)

Note:

Parking near train station / street parking

Request all invitees to arrive in time

NIWA Sundowner Event - Navy Club, Fremantle on 16 Dec 2022

Topic: Social Networking Event as end of year celebration (2022)

Venue/Location: Navy Club, Fremantle (64 High St, Fremantle WA 6160)

Date / Time: 16th Dec 2022 / 1730 hrs onwards (food platters provided and a cash bar)

Note:

·       Parking near train station / street parking

Request all invitees to arrive in time

Celebrating 50th Anniversary of the Nautical Institute in PERTH, WA (16th Sept 2022)

NI Western Australia Branch celebrates the 50th Anniverssary of the Nautical Institute and the 20th Anniverssary of its own Branch, being held at the ANZAC Club.

Theme: Maritime Leadership in a Changing World - meeting energy challenges of tomorrow / future fuels for shipping

Key Note Speakers: Four in total representing Federal and State Government / Regulators and industry proponents. VIP guests will include The NI President and CEO (Capt. John Lloyd).

Speakers:

Ben Small - Former Australian Gov’t Senator
Carlo DiMeglio - AMSA WA Manager
Steve Wenban - Western Australian DOT Harbour Master
Nicolaj Noes - Svitzer Australia Pty. Ltd.

Date: Friday 16th Sept 2022

Time: 1500 – 1800 followed by a dinner dance.

Location: The ANZAC Club Perth.

Address:  28 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000

Combined Session CoMMA and NIWA) - 24th Jan 2022 - Senator Ben Small (Keynote speaker)

The NIWA and Company of Master Mariners (WA Branch) have a special "Guest Speaker" for 24th Jan 2022 - Senator Ben Small - being held at the Flying Angel Club, Fremantle.

The topic will not be a presentation but an open Q & A Session: ASK THE SENATOR ANYTHING?  For example - anything from his life at sea, or working at Woodside, or questions on tax – any question is a good question.  Whatever is of interest to the crowd on the day.

2021 End of Year Session

The Nautical Institute Western Australia Branch organised an end of year 2021 sundowner event on 10th December 2021 at the Navy Club, Fremantle. We planned this event to invite NI WA Branch members and guests from COMMA, IMAREST and marine industry to catch up with each other for social networking and a brief update on NIWA activities in 2021.

We were only a handful at first and then slowly numbers increased from 10 to 22 in total. We socialised and introduced ourselves to each other, followed by some nibbles that arrived whilst we chatted and reflected on the year gone by.

We then had our Vice-Chairman Capt. Stuart Davey run through our 2021 events and provided a look ahead for 2022.

Technical Forum Held at HR Wallingford Simulator Centre 15 Sept 2021

The Nautical Institute, WA Branch arranged a technical-networking event hosted by HR Wallingford at their Perth Simulation Centre. The afternoon started by attendees arriving at the centre followed by social networking over a working lunch, followed by a brief introduction by Chairman Capt. Peter Waller, who introduced Ben Spalding the HR Wallingford Manager, who gave the audience a short presentation on the centre and work done by HR Wallingford on a global scale. The main topic was a discussion around the grounding of the container vessel EVER GIVEN in the Suez Canal.

NIWA Breakfast Technical Forum held at Perth SIM Centre (09 Aug 202) - Challenges in DP Operations.

The NI WA Branch arranged a technical breakfast session at the Perth Simulation Centre on 09th Aug 2021. The session commenced at 07am (early for most) with attendees networking amongst themselves over a coffee and some cake/muffins, which was followed by Capt. Rajeev Punnen introducing the session / topic – Challenges in Dynamic Positioning Operations. Rajeev introduced Oliver Bailey (Centre Director) and Andrew Rogers (DP Instructor) of the Perth SIM Centre, followed by the entire crowd moving to the presentation room. We had a total turnout of 23 members/guests.

NI WA 2021 Annual Awards presentation on 09 Aug 2021 at the Perth SIM Centre

The NI WA Branch Honorary Chairman Capt. Peter Waller took the opportunity and also presented the 2021 Annual Awards to the winner Mr. Mitchell Cullen and runner up – Mr. Louis Riboni, both of whom have recently completed their cadetship training on the STS Leeuwin in March 2021 (12-month training program). The Nautical Institute of WA Annual Award recognises the academic and personal achievement of a student/s undertaking selected nautical studies at a training establishment and in 2021 the selection was from the Leeuwin Foundation.

NIWA Annual Award

 NIWA Award

The Nautical Institute of Western Australia’s Annual Award is given every year to a student studying a nautical science subject at South Metropolitan TAFE in Fremantle.  Following an absence of a few years the award was reinstated in 2015.  The award not only recognises the student’s academic performance but also communication skills, problem solving, values and beliefs as well as mentoring and role model behaviours exhibited.