Certificate III in Maritime Operations (Master up to 24 metres Near Coastal)

This qualification will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to safely operate a commercial vessel of less than 24 metres in length within offshore limits. You will learn skills in shipboard safety, navigation, ship knowledge and vessel operations.

This certificate will allow you to work as:

• Master on commercial vessels up to 24 metres long within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
• Chief mate or deck watchkeeper on vessels up to 35 metres long within the EEZ
• Chief mate or deck watchkeeper on vessels up to 80 metres long in inshore waters

Please note this course is delivered in two parts, the theory component is delivered online and the practical component is delivered on campus. You will be required be on campus for 5 weeks if you need to complete the Elements of Shipboard Safety (ESS), if you have already completed the ESS you will be required to be on campus for 4 weeks.

Situated in the port city of Fremantle, SM TAFE's Fremantle campus includes some of the most comprehensive facilities for maritime training in the country, with advanced training equipment and highly experienced and qualified lecturing staff. SM TAFE's maritime training integrates simulator technology, a fleet of three vessels, biological and computing laboratories, along with engineering, seamanship and aquaculture workshops.

You can learn real-world skills in the ship, bridge and engineering simulator training suite and become job ready for your role. The technology used features the most advanced mathematical modelling and shipping databases in the world and the hardware replicates the current equipment installed on seagoing ships.

• Deck Hand
• Fishing Hand