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The Boat Works caters to career progression through training Photo credit: The Boat Works
The 2024 Gold Coast Marine Jobs & Careers Expo held at the Marine Precinct in September, shone the spotlight on the huge number and variety of opportunities in the boating industry.
The Boat Works is a central hub of the marine precinct, home to 100+ marine businesses on-site and with around 2,000 people working on the visiting vessels on any given day. Based at The Boat Works are several marine training groups, providing instruction and courses for all levels in yachting: from accredited training for commercial Captains and crew to courses for recreational boaties and those who aspire to enter the industry. Taking advantage of their vessel's yard time at The Boat Works, crew can upskill or renew certification on their days off.
Florida county signs deal to turn idle liner into reef
Image credit: SS United States Conservancy
First Saudi Red Sea Authority yachting regulations released
Saudi Red Sea Authority yachting regulations have been written and published for the first time by the authorities.
The new Saudi Red Sea Authority yachting regulations outline the necessary requirements and conditions for the use of yachts in Red Sea waters, as well as overseeing the issuance of tourism and leisure licenses and permits, the Saudi Press Agency reported. They outline the conditions and procedures for issuing technical licenses for leisure tourism, and the required criteria for yacht owners or authorized tourism maritime agents.
The regulations will also ensure environmental protection for coastal areas, and an adherence to sustainability practices and all safety requirements as part of Saudi Red Sea Authority’s role in developing the coastal tourism sector.
A historic ocean liner that once ferried immigrants, Hollywood stars and heads of state may soon find its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, after a Florida county inked a tentative deal to turn the ship into the world’s largest artificial reef.
The contract by officials in Okaloosa County is contingent upon the resolution of court-imposed mediation, after a judge ordered the storied but ageing ship to vacate its berth at a pier in Philadelphia following a years-long dispute over rent and dockage fees. The largest passenger ship ever built in the US, SS United States shattered
a record for the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing by a passenger liner on its maiden voyage in 1952, The Associated Press reported from aboard the vessel.
But the ship has been in a race against time to find a new home, with conservationists scrambling to find an alternative to scrapping the massive ocean liner. The solution: Sink it on purpose and create what supporters hope will be a barnacle- encrusted star in Okaloosa County’s constellation of more than 500 artificial reefs, making it a signature diving attraction that could generate millions of dollars a year in local tourism spending for scuba shops, charter fishing boats and hotels.
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They will specify the requirements for obtaining a tourism trip permit within Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea waters, including mandatory documentation such as passenger information, sailing destinations, and chartering contract.
The issuance of the new regulations coincides with the launch of Saudi Red Sea Authority’s awareness campaign More Than a Sea, through which the authority highlights its role in developing the coastal tourism sector.
To read the regulations go to
https://bit.ly/4dQUJVc.
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