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Students must be at least 16 years of age to be able to participate in this course.
This Coxswain course is delivered in 2 ways:
Blended Course Delivery – Online Plus 4 days Practical
Face to Face Course Delivery – 10 Days Class Room and Practical
Blended Course Delivery Detail
blended format i.e partly completed at home in your own time using an online training package and partly completed on our training vessels.
Once you have completed the online enrolment and paid the prescribed fee you will be able to register with a username and password that will provide the gateway to your online learning resources. These resources are available to you even after course completion for an unlimited time for your future reference
The online training package has assignments and assessments where resources are provided. There may be some extra research required by you for which you can conduct using the Australian Boating Manual which is also provided to you free of charge upon enrolment.
Each unit also has a practical component, these components are conducted as part of the AMPA (AMSA Mandated Practical Assessment) requirements which will be covered through out the course.
The total amount of practical days will be 4 days including AMPA. The AMSA application and finalisation and will be scheduled accordingly.
Face to Face Course Delivery Detail
10 days Monday to Friday class room learning and practical. Assignments and resource material is emailed via a zip file. Bring your own PC or bring printed assignments to class to complete. There may be scheduled homework if unable to complete in class room time.
It is expected that sea time meets AMSA requirements when completing the AMPA, however you have 12 months from the date you have completed the AMPA to acquire the required sea time.
Maritime Training School is not obligated to fulfil your sea time requirements.
Information on Seafarer certification guidance can be found via the AMSA information page via the link below: Please refer to this for your sea service queries.
https://www.amsa.gov.au/qualifications-training/seafarer-certification-guidance-documents
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All the learning resources necessary to complete the course
Sea Survival Practical
First Aid
Firefighting Practical
Navigation
Copy of the Australian Boating Manual 5th Edition 2015
Marine Radio
AMPA Finalisation
Payments accepted are: credit card VISA or Mastercard, cash or by electronic funds transfer to:
Maritime Training School
BSB: 012 445
Acc: 305110809
Ref: Invoice number and your name
Payment plans are available upon request Please ask one of friendly staff if you would like this option.
Duties authorised by certificate the holder of this certificate can:
While working in a deck or deck and engineering capacity The applicant must have at least:
The following form of sea service will be recognised as equivalent to the above sea service requirements if all other prerequisites for a Coxswain Grade 1 NC certificate of competency are met: • sea service on a commercial vessel ≥4.5m long while operating beyond sheltered waters within 5nm from the point of departure, shore base or aquaculture lease.
A certificate will be restricted to inboard propulsion power <100 kW (or unlimited outboard power) if the person:
A certificate will be restricted to daylight hours:
If at least half of sea service required is not seaward of sheltered waters. A certificate will be restricted to:
Endorsement
Coxswain Grade 1 NC Near Coastal Certificates of Competency issued prior to 1 July 2013 The holder of an existing certificate of competency issued by a state or territory marine safety agency prior to 1 July 2013 may apply to the National Regulator for the following endorsements provided the conditions are met. A current Coxswain Grade 1 NC (or equivalent existing state or territory certificate) can be endorsed to command a vessel on restricted offshore operations if the holder satisfies the following conditions:
Qualifying Sea Service and Task Books Sea Service
Students are required to undertake a final assessment conducted by Maritime Training Schools AMPA approved assessor before being issued an interim certificate of competency which will allow them to operate immediately. The students application for a certificate of competency (AMSA form 426) upon course and AMPA completion will then be forwarded to AMSA for final approval. Upon AMSA approval, the student will be provided with the official certificate of competency. The criteria and competencies covered in a final assessment are included in the relevant tables of the ‘Skills and Knowledge required for NSCV Certificates of Competency Part D Crew Competencies’ document, which can be found on the AMSA website.
Be at least 16 years when the certificate is issued;
Provide evidence of sea service accrual in the form of: An application for a Qualifying Sea Service Assessment (AMSA form 771); or any of the following
Medical Fitness including Eye Sight Test AMSA Form
Certificate II – Coxswain Grade 1 issued by an AMSA approved training organisation;
HLTAID011 unit of competency Provide first aid or another certificate that the National Regulator considers equivalent;
Marine Radio Operators VHF Certificate of Proficiency (MROVCP) issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, or higher qualification, or an equivalent qualification approved by the National Regulator;
Pay fee/s.
You also will be asked to provide an application for a certificate of competency, proof of identity and two passport-style photographs taken in the previous six months.
HTAID011 – Provide First Aid
MARB027 – Perform basic servicing and maintenance of main propulsion unit and auxiliary systems
MARC037 – Operate inboard and outboard motors
MARC038 – Operate main propulsion unit and auxiliary systems
MARF027 – Apply basic survival skills in the event of vessel abandonment
MARF028 – Follow procedures to minimise and fight fires onboard a vessel
MARF029 – Meet work health and safety requirements
MARF030 – Survive at sea using survival craft
MARH013 –Plan and navigate a passage for a vessel up to 12 metres
MARI003 – Comply with regulations to ensure safe operation of a vessel up to 12 metres
MARJ006 – Follow environmental work practices
MARK007 – Handle a vessel up to 12 metres
MARN008 – Apply seamanship skills aboard a vessel up to 12 metres
Silver Spirit Cruises Pty Ltd T/As Maritime Training School
Registered Training Organisation 91487
d’Albora Marina, 138 Cabarita Rd, Cabarita NSW 2137
https://maritimetrainingschool.com.au
