INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND LINKS
Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators
The Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators Pty Ltd (AMPTO) is the peak industry body for marine tourism within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The association is a not-for-profit limited company, funded by members’ contributions, whose role is to represent its members’ interests in all forums, and further the development of best practice in presenting the wonder of this world heritage area to the world.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
We are responsible for ensuring the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park – one of the world’s greatest natural treasures – is protected for the future. An ecosystem based approach is used, and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is widely recognised as one of the best managed marine protected areas in the world.
Dive Queensland Newsletter
Coming Soon ‘Members Only’ Section
Workplace Health and Safety Legislation
This code provides practical guidance to persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to comply with their health and safety duties when providing recreational water activities, in particular recreational diving, recreational technical diving and snorkelling.
AMSA Safety Management
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority regulates commercial operations in the National System will have a focus on operators managing their operational risk. This focus is consistent with the General Safety Duty for all owners, masters, workers and passengers in the commercial marine industry.
National Employment Standards
Under the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011, a person who conducts a business or undertaking (PCBU) which provides recreational water activities is required to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of any person taking part in those activities.
Recreational Dive Industry Award
Wages, allowances, penalty rates information
Marine Tourism and Charter Vessel Award
Wages and allowances information
MAPS
Complete digital versions of Zoning Maps of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Maritime Safety Queensland
Maritime Safety Queensland is a section of the Department of Transport and Main Roads’ Transport Safety Branch within the Customer Services, Safety and Regulation Division. Our role is to protect Queensland’s waterways and the people who use them – providing safer, cleaner seas.
Publications
Research and Fact Sheets on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Wet Tropics
The Wet Tropics Healthy Waterways Partnership has over 50 partner organisations who are working together to improve waterway health in the Wet Tropics. They are responsible for producing the annual Wet Tropics Report Card.
101 Animals of the GBR
The new book is an easy-to-read field guide to 101 Animals of the Great Barrier Reef. It is designed to showcase wildlife that visitors or locals are likely to encounter while snorkelling or diving on the reef.