What will I be able to do with this certificate? In 2025 The holder of this certificate can:
Our average student, aged 25 with three years of boating experience, two jobs in the marine industry and 30 days on vessels underway.(minimum 8 hour days) Learners need knowledge and existing experience operating boats and experience of maritime operations. They require the ability to operate in confined spaces, hot environments and as part of a team with good interpersonal skills. AMSA Licensing Task books require dedication and planning to complete. They are used to record workplace completion of jobs to correct standard. Taskbook guide Mode of delivery One of the first questions we get asked is “How long is the course?” In 2025 students complete all these: Every student arrives with different abilities, skill and knowledge levels. We assess these and create an individual training plan as needed to ensure you have the ability and knowledge required by regulations to carry out your job. During the course we re-evaluate where you are at, in case your plan needs adjusting with more/less training Course Entry Requirements 30 days seatime on any vessel That’s why we do face to face training which verifies you have these skills. Pathways Duration and scheduling RPL recognition of prior learning The details Cost is $1599 Equipment supplied includes charts, dividers, parallel ruler and drawing compass. Held at 1/6 Commerce Close, Cannonvale QLD or 16 Rous Head Rd Fremantle Other places do correspondence but there’s a low completion rate. Face to Face like we offer works best. There’s 7+ assignments and 3 exams and we give you a student planner to track what you need to know and where your up to. Then there is an AMPA practical assessment at an additional cost of $450 For the licence you need to show you have experience working at sea in a deck, or a deck and engineering capacity, on vessels greater than or equal to five metres long. You must have completed either: If you have completed a task book you must attach a copy of the seafarer details page to your application. If at least half of your sea service is not to seaward of sheltered waters, your certificate will be restricted to sheltered waters. You need to submit at least one of the following as proof of qualifying sea service:
A sea time assessment is completed to check and confirm this experience and knowledge.
A LLN assessment is conducted to determine level and assistance required.
A training and support plan is created and updated during your enrolment.
Moderate physical ability is required to work in the maritime industry. (eg walking fast, swimming)
The next higher qualification is Master < 24 metres.
Example: If the interview verifies the candidate has sufficient basic skill and knowledge strength in:
• Navigation skills
• Rope handling experience
• Radar theory and Plotting
• Vessel Manoeuvring experience
• Towing & anchoring
• Seamanship ability
• Passage planning
• Maintenance skills
Then they will complete the course face to face with delivery over two-three weeks full time with ongoing workshops each Friday 3-4pm. The extent and number of workshops depends on the individual and is determined at review which occurs at a key milestone in their learning. Support by phone and email is also offered as they complete up to 100 hours of supported self study based on their assessed needs.
Learner May be expected to spend 100 hours completing TaskbookCOXSWAIN PROGRAM PROGRAM SUBJECTS TIME RESOURCES DAY 0NE Regulations AMSA Marine Orders 9-12 POWER POINT AMSA website 100 MAGIC MILES Collision Rules Ship rules Sound signals Lights Restricted visibility 1-4 POWER POINT 2 X PHYSICAL DISPLAYS SMALL SHIPS MANUAL DAY TWO Collision Rules and operations Management Planning area Policies 9-12 1-3pm Review Notes
Additional Power PointsDAY THREE Navigation Coastal Offshore 9-12 1-4pm POWER POINT DAY FOUR Passage Planning Chartwork Calculations 9-12 1-4pm AUS254 DAY FIVE Handle vessel Manoeuvre 9-12 POWER POINT CHARTER YACHTS AUST VESSEL Marine Safety Legislation Equipment Operation 1-2PM 30 30 30 POWERPOINT DUMMY FLARES & EPIRP SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WEEK 2 DAY ONE Engines Diesel Petrol 9-12 1-3 Videos Engine displays DAY TWO Seamanship Ropes Knots Wire 9-11.20 11.20-1pm 2pm -3pm Ropes wires and cables DAY THREE Maintenance Vessels Deck Aux systems 9-11 1-4 VIDEOS POWER POINT VESSEL TRAILER DAY FOUR Environmental Outboard motors Pollution Incidents 9-11 12-3 3-4 Legislation Various motors DAY FIVE Exam Practical Emergency preparedness
ESS course material30 CLOSED & OPEN BOOK ASSESSMENTS DUE FOR ABOVE SUBJECTS WEEK 3 DAY ONE Marine radio VHF MF HF 9-11 1-4 Legislation documents P.point Operational radios DAY TWO Workplace Safety WHS 9-11 1-4 WHS Power point Legislation documents Case studies DAY THREE Sea Safety Survival Rafts 9-11 1-4 Life refts and survival equipment Power points DAY FOUR Fire safety Equipment Causes Response 9-11 11-12 1-4 Fire extinguishers Fire station PPE DAY FIVE Simulator emergencies manoeuvring Training Practice Case studies 9-11 11-12 1-4 Operations Simulator Written studies
Often coxswain learners will have substantial experience with boating above the 30 days. They may have a boat licence and have worked or been around the water from a young age. Others have a mechanical background either qualified or informal. This carries across to the engineering aspects of coxswain work. We can do RPL to assess their experience but the first step is the sea time assessment. RPL assessment is charged at a $99 hourly rate, so the total cost will vary based on how many subjects(units) required
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You must complete at least half of the qualifying sea service required for the certificate in the five years before the application. No longer required
