Mr David Baird
General Manager, Australian Search and Rescue

David Baird is General Manager of AMSA's Australian Search and Rescue in Canberra, which has a world-renowned search and rescue service that spans the nation, covering 52.8 million square kilometres of the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans.

David first joined AMSA in 1994 as Area Manager for Victoria and Tasmania. In 1997 he moved to AMSA's head office in Canberra where he held a number of senior positions including General Manager of Maritime Operations with responsibility for, flag State ship inspection program, port State control program, marine qualifications systems and marine pollution response.

Before joining AMSA David was Harbour Master in the port of Westernport (now called Hastings), which was then Australia's largest crude oil and LPG export port.

David's seagoing career was with Ellerman and Bucknall Steamship Co of London in passenger liners and cargo vessels and from 1971 to 1976 with ASP Ship Management in the Australian tanker fleet.

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