HMAS Choules
IMO 9240756 · MMSI 503688000
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. HMAS Choules (IMO 9240756)
- 2. Check the flag state record
Flag unknown — ask the employer. How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
Data sources and methodology: /sources
- Type
- dock landing ship
- Flag
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- Year built
- 2006
- Builder
- Swan Hunter
- GT
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- DWT
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- LOA
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- Beam
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- Draft
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- Class
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- Owner
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- Manager
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Indexed from Wikidata (Q3935946).
Vessel history
HMAS Choules (L100) is a Bay-class landing ship that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) from 2006 to 2011, before being purchased by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The vessel was built as RFA Largs Bay by Swan Hunter , and entered service in November 2006. During her career with the RFA, Largs Bay served as the British ship assigned to patrol the Falkland Islands in 2008, and delivered relief supplies following the 2010 Haiti earthquake
Source: HMAS Choules · cached via Firecrawl
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.