This course applies to people working in the maritime industry seeking an Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) certificate of competency.
The qualification is required for people requiring a commercial licence to operate a commercial vessel up to 12 metres in length and forms the core of the Coxswain Grade 1 and 2 Near Coastal (NC) Certificate of Competency (CoC).
The course covers topics including:
SMT provides all the training and assessment, and activities will include:
This course is designed for people who already have considerable experience in vessel operations.
This is a 5-day course (9am – 5pm on the classroom days).
The final boating practical session held on the last day of the course, you will be required to attend for half the day to complete this practical and then a final classroom/workshop assessment, the time will be communicated to you during the course.
All equipment, training, and assessment materials that participants need are provided by SMT.
Participants must bring their own writing materials, work-style clothing and enclosed footwear appropriate to the forecast weather conditions.
Participants who successfully complete all assessments will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for the following units:
If you have also completed Elements of Shipboard safety (ESS), combining these units and Coxswain Deck units can make you eligible to receive a MAR10418 Certificate I in Maritime Operations (Coxswain Grade 2 Near Coastal).
If you have completed the ESS, First Aid, Navigation and Engineering, the combination of these units and the Deck units you may be eligible to receive a MAR20318 Certificate II in Maritime Operations (Coxswain Grade 1 Near Coastal).
For eligible Tasmanian residents, this training is subsidised by the Department of State Growth, Tasmania.
Registered Training Organisation – RTO Code 7074
We provide nationally accredited training and assessment from the Seafood Training Package – SFI and the Maritime Training Package – MAR.
