Australian Maritime Officers' Union
AMOU · Founded 1988 · Sydney, Australia · Australia
- Membership scope
- ~2,000 Australian licensed maritime officers (deck + engineering + integrated ratings) working on Australian-flag + international-trade vessels.
- Key CBA framework
- AMOU-Australian coastal fleet CBA; AMOU Offshore Oil + Gas Enterprise Agreements with Woodside, Chevron, Inpex, Shell contractors
- Website
- www.amou.com.au
What this union does
The Australian Maritime Officers' Union is the licensed-officer counterpart to the ratings-focused MUA. Formed 1988 by merger of predecessor pilot + officer + engineer unions, the AMOU represents ~2,000 masters, deck officers, engineers, and integrated ratings on Australian-flag tonnage. The union operates in a specialised niche given the small Australian-flag deep-sea fleet: most AMOU members work on either the small residual coastal-trade fleet or on offshore-oil-and-gas industry vessels (AHTS, PSVs, MPSVs, FPSO service) where Australia has a robust industry presence in the North West Shelf + Gulf of Carpentaria + Bass Strait regions. The AMOU coordinates closely with the MUA on Australian coastal-shipping policy advocacy (Coastal Trading Act reform) + with Nautilus International on international officer standards.
Contact route
https://www.amou.com.au/contact — Sydney national office.