In addition to our wet and dry vessel hire, we provide a range of services to governments, industries, and universities across Australia. Our unique combination of vessels, geographic coverage, and professional personnel are engaged to provide the following services:
Environmental:
- Supply, installation, and management of Silt Curtains and Log Booms. The isolation of construction sites from waterways is a crucial part of any project. Silt curtains provide a barrier that protects waterways from the potential of sediment run-off in the construction process. Temporary and permanent log booms protect both temporary and permanent infrastructure in waterways that might be subject to interference or damage from heavy floating objects like logs.
- We are employed on behalf of universities and environmental research to support water sampling and testing programs. Beyond vessel management, our boats and teams have been trained and utilized to cover large waterways in a short space of time, accelerating the recovery of valuable data for analysis and processing.
- Offshore whale and marine mammal research benefits greatly from the practical experience of our skippers, their offshore experience shortens survey time and increases research accuracy.
Survey:
- Hydrographic surveys are increasingly common as ports and waterways are upgraded to support infrastructure developments such as offshore wind projects. Our teams are versed in basic bathymetry and hydrography as to carry out initial surveys and work alongside bed-leveling requirements.
- Drop cameras and remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) are used to carry out inspections on bridges, reefs, jetties, and salvage assessments. Asset owners, research groups, and government bodies can carry out work scope and marine life assessments without the costliness of putting divers in the water.
Personnel Movement:
- Safe and efficient crew transfers are crucial to the success of short-term and long-term projects alike. Beyond providing a simple 'taxi service', we provide safety briefings and emergency response capability. Our safety management systems and skippers are well versed in safety management, whether supporting construction in Alpine waters or delivering crews to Sydney Harbor fireworks barges.
Construction:
- Bridge Repairs and Maintenance: With our work platforms installed under bridges and wharves, our tradespeople provide repairs and maintenance services including concrete repair, electrical and plumbing upgrades, timber replacements, and rock piling.
- We supply and install floating, modular jetties in a range of environments. Examples of Boab Commercial Marine floating jetty applications include large marinas to accommodate tidal movement or hydroelectric dams where water releases to create electricity are common. We provide products for every situation.
Television, Film, and Events:
- We were engaged to provide advice, safety support, vessels, and skippers to support filming and on-water support for television and movies, and vessels have been involved in shows such as Water Rats, SAS Australia, and Fishing Australia.
- We are regularly engaged by event managers to provide participant safety services through spectator vessel management, marine life detection, and onboard observers. We were engaged to provide water safety services for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Our crew are trained in first aid and resuscitation to ensure that immediate patient
treatment can occur, whilst emergency services are in transit.
Navigation and Vessel Moorings:
- Installation and maintenance of aids to navigation We are regularly used to ensure aids to navigation, such as markers, buoys, and lights, are maintained to the highest standards. These can include structural, mechanical, and electrical scopes.
- Temporary navigation aids are available for hire. Temporary changes to waterways, such as around construction projects, need to be clearly identified for all users. We provide all manners of floating and standing navigation aids. These will be managed over the course of a project.
- Mooring Installation and Inspection using our Aquatruck provides reassurance to vessel owners of their mooring integrity. Replacement of linkages and a mooring report for insurers are all provided as part of this service.