Two Australian companies have teamed up to create a "drone school" for the maritime industry.

Training company AMC Search and The Institute for Drone Technology come together for what they describe as a “world first” for the maritime industry.

“The potential for drone technology in maritime is enormous and centrally concerns improving safety for workers,” said Dr Joel Spencer, chief executive of The Institute for Drone Technology

“This is the first time a drone technology organisation has teamed with a maritime training organisation to provide contextualised drone training in a marine environment.”

Emilie Donovan, manager – training at AMC Search, explained that the...