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MAR30821 Certificate III in Maritime Operations (Marine Engine Driver Grade 2 Near Coastal)
This qualification is suitable for people who wish to work as a Marine Engine Driver Grade 2 Near Coastal in the maritime industry in the capacity of:
The qualification covers theoretical and practical knowledge of the operations of mechanical equipment in an engine room of a small vessel including:
Training and assessment is conducted in a classroom environment, workshop and on vessels, activities will include:
The National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) Part D—Crew Competencies requires that a seafarer pass a final assessment prior to the issue of a certificate of competency – learn more here.
From $2,300 (includes SMT AMPA Fee)
This fee covers the course cost of ESS & First Aid
For eligible Tasmanian residents, this training is subsidised by the Department of State Growth, Tas.
Additional AMSA Fees may apply
The qualification requires 15 MED2 workshop days.
You will also need to enrol into and complete a 2 day ESS course and a 1 day first aid course. Both these short courses need to be booked into separately to the MED2 course. Please check our enrolments page for course dates.
All courses run from 9am to 5pm each day.
Participants should also expect to
complete some self-study and assignments outside of class hours
All equipment, training and assessment materials that participants need will be provided by SMT.
Participants must bring their own writing materials and wear work-style clothing and enclosed footwear suitable for a Vessel and wet weather gear appropriate for the weather conditions forecast.
A registered training organisation – National Provider Code 7074.
We provide nationally accredited training and assessment from the Seafood Training Package – SFI and the Maritime Training Package – MAR.