Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45 metres Near Coastal)

MAR40320

Take the next step in your career and enhance your expertise as a maritime seafarer. This course will equip you with specialised skills and knowledge to be a Master on vessels up to 45 metres in length.

Location - Cairns: Great Barrier Reef International Marine College, 55-61 Tingira Street, Portsmith

Contact Us: 1300 308 233 (extension 5) for course information

Hours of Study: 6 weeks, Monday - Friday plus time for Shipboard Safety* and First Aid** if required. If a public holiday/s fall during the course time is added on at the end to make up for these days
(8.30am – 4.30pm)

Full Fee: $6,315.00

For information on funding or to enrol, call 1300 308 233 (extension 5)

AMSA Approved

If you have already completed the Shipboard Safety Skills Set MARSS00008 (Elements of Shipboard Safety (ESS) and/or the First Aid unit HLTAID011 you must provide an academic transcript to show you have completed these units.

Please note that course dates and fee structures are subject to change.

Units

MARA022	Manage loading, discharging and stowing of cargo	Core
MARA024	Manage vessel stability	Core
MARB030	Slip or dock a vessel and maintain hull on a vessel up to 80 metres	Core
MARB046	Plan and supervise routine maintenance on a vessel up to 80 metres	Core
MARC047	Manage a propulsion unit using appropriate engine systems and support services	Core
MARC048	Monitor and manage vessel operations	Core
MARC051	Operate deck machinery and steering gear on a vessel up to 80 metres	Core
MARF027*	Apply basic survival skills in the event of vessel abandonment	Core
MARF028*	Follow procedures to minimise and fight fires on board a vessel	Core
MARF029*	Meet work health and safety requirements	Core
MARF030*	Survive at sea using survival craft	Core
MARF010	Work safely in confined spaces on a vessel	Core
MARG007	Manage a small crew	Core
MARH015	Manage and maintain a navigational watch on board vessels up to 80 metres	Core
MARH016	Plan and navigate a passage for a vessel up to 80 metres	Core
MARH017	Use wheelhouse equipment for safe navigation	Core
MARH019	Forecast weather and oceanographic conditions	Core
MARI004	Observe regulations to ensure safe operation of a vessel up to 80 metres	Core
MARJ007	Monitor environmental management on a vessel	Core
MARK009	Manoeuvre a vessel up to 80 metres	Core
MARN013	Manage seaworthiness of a vessel up to 80 metres	Core
RIIWHS202E	Enter and work in confined spaces	Core
HLTAID011**	Provide First Aid	Core

* These units represent the Shipboard Safety Skills Set MARSS00008 (Elements of Shipboard Safety (ESS). These units are delivered separately to the MAR40320 delivery (either prior to or following completion of this course). If you need to complete this, you will need to enrol for this separately. HLTAID011** is delivered separately to the MAR40320 delivery (either prior to or following completion of this course). If you need to complete this, you will need to enrol for this separately.

Course Overview:

Take the next step in your career and enhance your expertise as a maritime seafarer. This qualification will equip you with specialised skills and knowledge to sail as Ship Master on vessels up to 45 metres in length.This course is a necessary component of your application to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to gain certification as defined by Marine order 505.

Expanding on your developed skill set, this course will equip you with specialised skills to effectively master a vessel up to 45 metres. You will learn to forecast the weather and predict ocean conditions, plan and navigate a passage, manage a propulsion unit, manage a small crew, and act as a chief mate. You will also expand your skills and knowledge to effectively implement safe work practices.

Successful completion of this course will qualify you to apply to the national regulator to obtain a Certificate of Competence as a Master less than 45 metres near coastal.

What can I do:

Ship's Master
Master less than 45 metres Near Coastal, as defined by Marine Order 505

Course Outcome:

MAR40320 Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45 metres Near Coastal)

Important Information:

Read this before applying

Selection Criteria

There are no official entry requirements for this course. To be eligible for an AMSA Master less than 45 metres near coastal, you must have the required Sea Time whilst holding an AMSA Issued Master 24m licence.

Participants who have acquired the appropriate Sea Time, and achieved competency in the Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45 metres Near Coastal) course may apply to sit the final oral examination (administered by Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) for a Certificate of Competency as Master less than 45 metres near coastal).

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):

RPL recognises your existing experience gained through life or work for which you may not have obtained a formal qualification. We will work with you to identify your existing skills and knowledge, and assess if you can then achieve a full or part qualification. This also helps to avoid unnecessary duplication of training.

Resources required:

It is recommended that you have access to a reliable internet connection to access TAFE Queensland's online learning system Connect, and a computer with up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader. This equipment and software is available for use at all TAFE Queensland locations.

You will be provided with a recommended reading list and/or required textbooks after enrolment, during orientation or at the start of each unit. The purchase of these resources may incur additional costs, or you may be able to borrow them from the TAFE Queensland library network. It is also recommended that you have access to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Guidance Notes.

You are responsible for meeting the minimum occupational health and safety requirements in practical classes. For Elements of Shipboard Safety this includes having access to and wearing appropriate attire including non synthetic/flammable clothing, safety glasses (supplied), and enclosed shoes. You will not be permitted to attend any classes without appropriate closed footwear. For wet drills you also require clothes to get wet in (similar to work clothes, but no wet suits), a second set of clothes (to change into), swimmers, towel, sunscreen and hat. For fire drills you require a long sleeve shirt, long pants, sunglasses and enclosed shoes.

You are also required to bring a notebook, pens, navigation instruments for chart work (technical drawing compass, dividers and parallel ruler), calculator (not your mobile phone), 2B pencils and eraser.

Need to know

To obtain a full MAR40320 Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45 metres Near Coastal), you need to complete 22 core units of competency. 17 of these 22 units of competency are delivered as part of the Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45m Near Coastal) course over 6 consecutive weeks. In addition, you must complete the 4 units of the MARSS00008 Shipboard Safety Skill Set in order to gain the full qualification and First Aid.

The MARSS00008 Shipboard Safety Skill Set is completed separately either before or after completion of the 6 week MAR40320 Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45 metres Near Coastal).

You will be given up to 6 months to complete all assessments and tutorials are available.

Delivery of the HLTAID011 unit will be completed outside of this block delivery. Students may attend scheduled classes offered by TAFE Queensland or may apply for credit transfer if they have completed the unit through another Australian Registered Training Organisation.

Maritime licensing requirements
Upon successful completion of MAR40320 Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45 metres Near Coastal) and meeting all Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) requirements you may apply to AMSA for a Certificate of Competency Master less than 45 metres near coastal. To obtain a Certificate of Competency from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), please visit the AMSA website for information.

Licensing / Regulatory information
Please refer to MAR40320 Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45 metres Near Coastal).

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GBRIMC reserves the right to cancel the course if insufficient enrolments have been received by seven days prior to commencement of course.

Any fees paid for cancelled courses will be refunded in full.

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Great Barrier Reef International Marine College is part of the TAFE Queensland network. TAFE Queensland RTO No. 0275, CRICOS No. 03020E. Visit tafeqld.edu.au for full RTO details.

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