Short Courses

Start your career on the water with this mandatory Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) safety short course. Become qualified to work on domestic commercial vessels or luxury yachts in Australian and international waters.

This skill set is designed for seafarers who do not hold the qualifying sea service and need to undertake the full short courses in personal survival techniques and fire prevention and fire fighting in order to demonstrate continued competence.

Start your career on commercial vessels.

This course is one of the components required to obtain an AMSA issued Certificate of Safety Training, which is the mandatory Minimum requirement in order to serve on board vessels in Australian and international waters. STCW Reg VI/1 Code A-VI/1 Table A-VI/1-4

This course is one of the components required to obtain an Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued Certificate of Safety Training (CoST), which is the mandatory minimum requirement in order to serve on board vessels in Australian and international waters.

This online course is one of the components required to obtain an AMSA issued Certificate of Safety Training, and covers maritime security policy and responsibilities, threat identification, recognition and response, ship security actions and emergency preparedness. It is mandatory for all seafarers with AMSA certificates to hold Security Awareness endorsement Security Awareness Training (SAT). STCW Code Section A-VI/6 para 4.

On meeting the minimum standard of competence in advanced fire-fighting, you will be competent to take command, organise and train fire parties and control fire-fighting operations.

This course is one of the components required to obtain an AMSA issued Certificate of Safety Training (CoST), which is the minimum mandatory qualification required to serve on board vessels in international waters. STCW Reg VI/1 Code A-VI/1 Table A-VI/1-2

Get a qualification that could potentially save lives - the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a worldwide network used by search and rescue authorities ashore, as well as ships in the immediate vicinity of ships in distress.

Keep your skills fresh with TAFE Queensland North and Great Barrier Reef International Marine College (GBRIMC). 

This course complies with Marine Orders Part 70 – Seafarer Certification – Provision 21A and 21B, where requirements for revalidation of a GMDSS General Operators Certificate (GOC) specify completion of an approved revalidation course and relevant competencies from STCW Table A-IV/2.

This course covers the skills and knowledge necessary to undertake the external examination required to obtain a Long Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (LROCP) issued by the Office of Maritime Communications (OMC).

If you intend travelling on offshore coastal voyages, or are applying to AMSA for a Certificate of Competence as a Coxswain, Master < 24 or Master < 35, you should obtain an LROCP Certificate which incorporates knowledge of both Medium Frequency/High Frequency (MF/HF) Radios, designed for long range transmission, and VHF radios.

Enhance your skills as a Coxswain Grade 1 or Ship Master with this specialised skill set. This short course will equip you with skills to use marine VHF radio and telephone equipment to transmit information.

Enhance your skills as a Coxswain Grade 1 with this specialised skill set. Upgrade your existing skills and gain the required competency to operate marine VHF radio and telephone equipment to communicate and transmit information to other vessels and to shore.

This course will equip you with the specialised knowledge and skills required to apply for a Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (SROCP) issued by the Office of Maritime Communications (OMC).

Navigate your career with this Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) approved generic course, which also meets the STCW95 (STCW Reg II/1 & II/2) requirements. The Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) course provides the knowledge, skills and understanding of ECDIS and electronic charts to the thorough extent needed to safely navigate vessels whose primary means of navigation is ECDIS.

This course provides the knowledge and skills for trainers to administer, supervise, and assess training and learning facilitated using simulators. The course content is based on IMO Model Course 6.10 – Train the simulator trainer and assessor, and meets the requirements of STCW Regulation I/6, STCW Code A-I/6 and STCW Regulation I/12, STCW Code A-I/1.

This course is designed to assist operators, harbour masters and contractors undertaking towage work and when risk assessing towage operations, and to enable individuals to demonstrate competency to carry out such work in a simulated environment. This course is suited for those wanting to transition into the tug industry.

First Aid is the initial care of the sick or injured, until more advanced care can be provided. The aims of First Aid are to preserve life, protect the unconscious, prevent the condition from worsening, and promote recovery, to ensure a safe environment and to give reassurance to the sick or injured.Our aim is for students to gain the confidence and skills to undertake the initial management of injuries and illnesses occurring within the workplace, home, recreational and remote settings. With enthusiasm and a true commitment to this subject, the First Aid teachers encourage a positive, competency based learning environment enhanced by a practical, hands-on approach.

First Aid is the initial care of the sick or injured, until more advanced care can be provided. The aims of First Aid are to preserve life, protect the unconscious, prevent the condition from worsening, and promote recovery, to ensure a safe environment and to give reassurance to the sick or injured.Our aim is for students to gain the confidence and skills to undertake the initial management of injuries and illnesses occurring within the workplace, home, recreational and remote settings. With enthusiasm and a true commitment to this subject, the First Aid teachers encourage a positive, competency based learning environment enhanced by a practical, hands-on approach.