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Fact Sheet SEAFARER CERTIFICATIONS
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SEA SERVICE - RECOGNITION OF
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (RAN) QUALIFICATIONS
Purpose
This document provides information about AMSA requirements for recognition of qualifying sea service (QSS) for:
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recognition of RAN sea service for RAN Seaman Officers who are either currently serving or have left the Service
and wish to gain a STCW Certificate of Competency (CoC) (Deck); and
recognition of RAN sea service for AMSA Engineer Qualifications.
Background
AMSA’s requirements are aligned with, and meet the requirements set out in the Marine Order 70 series, which gives
effect to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 as
amended (STCW). Applications for recognition of Sea Service should be made by using Form AMSA419.
The sea service of Ratings who have served in the specialist seaman department of the RAN, (for example Boatswain
category), is fully recognized in Marine Order 71 (MO71) as qualifying sea service (QSS) towards obtaining a CoC as
Watchkeeper (Deck), Watchkeeper Deck <500 GT or Mate <500 GT.
What do I need to do to gain an STCW CoC (Deck)?
Before a RAN Seaman Officer or a Rating may gain an STCW CoC from AMSA, they must meet the same
requirements as any other applicant wishing to gain an STCW CoC, namely:
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satisfactorily complete an AMSA approved course of study which at least meets the standards specified by STCW
for that certificate;
complete a pre-requisite amount of qualifying sea service for the particular certificate or equivalent QSS as
specified in MO71, Schedule 3;
pass an AMSA oral examination;
hold an AMSA Certificate of Medical Fitness; and
hold a GMDSS Radio Operators Certificate.
There is an AMSA charge for all qualifying sea service assessments. Details are available on the Fact Sheet Schedule
of Charges.
1. AMSA approved course of study
Applicants for Watchkeeper Deck CoCs
After an assessment of QSS, Ratings will be required to successfully complete the full AMSA approved STCW
Watchkeeper Deck(DWK) Diploma course. If all other requirements are met, entry into the AMSA oral examination will
be permitted.
The RAN, RTOs and AMSA have worked closely to identify the gaps between the RAN’s Junior Warfare Officers
Application Course (JWAC) and the AMSA approved STCW Watchkeeper Deck Diploma course.
The RAN has sought and been granted AMSA approval for a combination of JWAC and the required “Bridging”
training to meet the approved course of study requirement for Watchkeeper (Deck) contained in MO71.
It is understood in due course the RAN will include additional STCW components in the JWAC training and will
develop a bridging course to cover the remaining gaps. Subject to RAN policy, the Bridging course may be offered by
AMSA approved training providers or at the RAN training establishment.
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Disclaimer: This fact sheet provides summary information only. AMSA makes decisions about seafarer certificates under Marine
Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014, Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014, Marine Order 72 (Engineer officers) 2014
and Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014. Please refer to these Marine Orders for full details of eligibility and other requirements for
certificate applications.
Until the RAN includes the additional training in the JWAC and decides how to incorporate the Bridging course,
applicants presently serving in the RAN who have completed JWAC or SEAAC, and for those ex-RAN Seamen
Officers who have completed the JWAC/SEAAC RAN training must meet the currency requirements of MO71 Division
3, and assessed as having the equivalent of the required QSS, will need to successfully complete the following AMSA
approved Deck Watch Keeper subjects, at an AMSA approved training provider:
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Stability;
Ship Construction including Ship Survey/Documentation;
Cargo Operations including Tanker Familiarisation;
Engineering Knowledge;
Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats;
GMDSS Radio Operator's Certificate;
Medical First Aid (components subject to Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) by provider); and
AMSA Oral Exam Preparation
Note: Relevant training package units of competency references will be detailed later when the revised training
package materials are published. In the interim, the relevant components covering the above topics in the existing
AMSA approved Deck Watch Keeper courses may be used by the AMSA approved training providers to provide the
Bridging training.
Once the applicant has satisfactorily completed the above components, the AMSA approved training provider will
issue a statement of completion for these subjects only. This statement, combined with evidence of completion of
JWAC/SEAAC, will satisfy AMSA in regard to completion of an approved course for Deck Watch Keeper and the
GMDSS Radio Operator's Certificate. If all other requirements are met, entry into the AMSA oral examination will be
permitted.
Applicants for Chief Mate CoC
It is understood that the RAN will in the future initiate a similar mapping process for higher-level RAN Seaman Officer
courses which will identify elements of RAN training that will count towards the AMSA approved course for Chief
Masters. The current academic requirement for a CoC as Chief Mate or Master is the AMSA approved Advanced
Diploma STCW Chief Mate/Shipmasters course.
In the interim, any senior RAN Seaman Officer who wishes to complete the AMSA approved course prior to completion
of the AMSA/RAN mapping process of the STCW Chief Mate/Shipmasters course should, in the first instance,
have their QSS assessed by AMSA in a formal application process – the location of AMSA Examination centres are
available on the Fact Sheet Oral Examinations.
An applicant who meets the qualifying sea service requirements for a Chief Mate CoC should approach an AMSA
approved training provider to gain more information on available course options. The applicant will need to complete
the Deck Watch Keeper Bridging training prior to, or as an integral part of, undertaking the AMSA approved Advanced
Diploma STCW Chief Mates/Shipmasters course. The possibility of gaining RPL for their current RAN training in
navigational and meteorology subjects, towards the relevant components of the AMSA approved Advanced Diploma
STCW Chief Mate/Master course, should be discussed with the AMSA approved training provider.
A list of AMSA approved training providers is available on the Fact Sheet Training – Australian Registered Training
Organisations (RTOs).
2. Qualifying Sea Service (QSS)
Fully documented seagoing service as a Rating or Watchkeeping Officer in the Seaman department of the RAN, on
RAN vessels, will be accepted as QSS on trading ships for the purpose of qualifying for a certificate as Watchkeeper
(Deck) and Watchkeeper Deck <500 GT.
In order for Seaman Officers to gain their RAN Officer of the Watch Qualification, they will have completed all RAN
Navigation Watchkeeping Certificate and Bridge Warfare Certificate requirements (past or present versions). Evidence
of holding both of these RAN certificates will therefore be accepted by AMSA as equivalent QSS under MO71 section
20 to satisfy the qualifying sea service required for the purpose of gaining a certificate as Watchkeeper (Deck).
Fully documented seagoing service as a Seaman Officer, who is predominantly involved in navigational and deck
duties (eg Officer of the Watch, Navigator, Hydrographer, Executive Officer, Commanding Officer), will be accepted by
AMSA as equivalent QSS under MO71 section 20, to satisfy the QSS required for the purpose of gaining a certificate
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Canberra ACT Australia - June 2014
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Disclaimer: This fact sheet provides summary information only. AMSA makes decisions about seafarer certificates under Marine
Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014, Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014, Marine Order 72 (Engineer officers) 2014
and Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014. Please refer to these Marine Orders for full details of eligibility and other requirements for
certificate applications.
as Chief Mate (<3000 GT) or Chief Mate. Up to 30 months of this seagoing service will be accepted towards the issue
of a Master (<3000 GT) or Master.
Any applicant wishing to obtain a Master or Master (<3000 GT) will be required to complete at least 6 months QSS on
a trading ship on voyages of 24 hours or more duration.
Seagoing service as a Seaman Officer, who is not predominantly involved in navigational and deck operations (eg
Principal Warfare Officer), will not be accepted as equivalent sea service towards QSS.
In any period of sea service, QSS in a Royal Australian Navy vessel is:
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where the vessel is underway for two-thirds or more of the posting - the whole period the person was posted to
that vessel; and
where the vessel is underway for less than two-thirds of the posting – the actual period underway plus 50% of that
period; and
only counted for voyages of 24 hours or more in duration.
Before QSS will be accepted by AMSA, official RAN documentary evidence of navy service must be supplied to
AMSA, and must provide as a minimum, details and name of the vessel served in, position held and dates of service.
Specific requirements for each particular AMSA STCW CoC may be found on the relevant Fact Sheet. See Fact Sheet
Summary.
3. Oral Examinations
The AMSA oral examination provides a final check on the applicant’s competency before the issue of an STCW CoP.
See Fact Sheet Oral Examinations.
4. Royal Australian Navy Vessel Size
The following table provides indicative tonnages for each RAN vessel (current, decommissioned and under
construction).
Class
Vessels
Size
Category
Length
(where
available)
Destroyers (DDG)
Perth, Hobart, Brisbane
>3000 GT
Destroyers
(DDGHM)
Hobart, Brisbane, Sydney
>3000 GT
146.7
Frigates (FFG)
Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Darwin, Melbourne, Newcastle
>3000 GT
138.1
ANZAC (FFH)
Anzac, Arunta, Warramunga, Stuart, Parramatta, Ballarat,
Toowoomba, Perth.
>3000 GT
118
Landing Helicopter
Dock (LHD)
Canberra, Adelaide
>3000 GT
230.8
Landing Platform
Amphibious (LPA)
Kanimbla, Manoora
>3000 GT
Auxiliary Oiler
Replenishment
(AOR)
Success
>3000 GT
157.2
Auxiliary Oiler
Replenishment
(AOR)
Sirius
>3000 GT
189.5
Frigates (FFG)
Frigates (FFG)
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Disclaimer: This fact sheet provides summary information only. AMSA makes decisions about seafarer certificates under Marine
Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014, Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014, Marine Order 72 (Engineer officers) 2014
and Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014. Please refer to these Marine Orders for full details of eligibility and other requirements for
certificate applications.
Class
Destroyer Tender
(AD)
Vessels
Size
Category
Destroyer Tender (AD)
Length
(where
available)
>3000 GT
Auxiliary Oiler (AO) Westralia
>3000 GT
INCAT (AP)
Jervis Bay
>3000 GT
Survey Ships Hydrographic
Moresby
>3000 GT
Survey Ships
(Hydrographic)
Flinders
<3000 GT
Survey Ships Hydrographic
Cook
>3000 GT
Survey Ships
- Hydrographic
(AGS)
Melville, Leeuwin
>3000 GT
71.2
Survey Ships
- Hydrographic
(AGSC)
Paluma, Mermaid, Shepparton, Benalla
<500 GT
36.6
Survey Motor
Boats (SMB)
Fantome, Tom Thumb, Casuarina, Meda, John Gowlland,
Conder, Duyfken, Geographe, Wyatt Earp
10.7
(Note: not acceptable for MO71 QSS as vessels less than 12M
in length)
Landing Ship
Heavy (LSH)
Tobruk
>3000 GT
Destroyer Escorts
(DE)
Swan, Torrens, Derwent, Parramatta, Yarra
<3000 GT
Mine Hunter
Coastal (MHC)
Huon, Hawkesbury, Norman, Gascoigne, Diamantina, Yarra
<3000 GT
52.5
Landing Craft
Heavy (LCH)
Balikpapan, Brunei, Labuan, Tarakan, Wewak, Betano
<3000 GT
44.5
Landing Craft Light T4, T5, T6, T7.
(LCVP)
<500 GT
13.2
Patrol Boats (PB)
Fremantle Class
Fremantle, Warrnambool, Townsville, Wollongong, Launceston,
Whyalla, Ipswich, Cessnock, Bendigo, Gawler, Geraldton,
Dubbo, Geelong, Gladstone, Bunbury
<500 GT
Patrol Boats (PB)
Armidale Class
Armidale, Larrakia, Bathurst, Albany, Pirie, Maitland, Ararat,
Broome, Bundaberg, Wollongong, Childers, Launceston,
Maryborough, and Glenelg.
>500 GT
Mine Hunter
Inshore (MHI)
Rushcutter, Shoalwater
<500 GT
Mine Sweeper Aux
(MSA (Small)
Brolga
<500 GT
Mine Sweeper Aux
(Tug)
Bandicoot, Wallaroo
<500 GT
Sail Training Ship
(AXS)
Young Endeavour
>24 M
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Disclaimer: This fact sheet provides summary information only. AMSA makes decisions about seafarer certificates under Marine
Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014, Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014, Marine Order 72 (Engineer officers) 2014
and Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014. Please refer to these Marine Orders for full details of eligibility and other requirements for
certificate applications.
Model for AMSA recognition of RAN Sea Service
Issue of STCW Master <3000GT or Master (as
appropriate)
Does the applicant meet MO71 QSS requirements
including at least 6 months commercial time?
Has the applicant passed an AMSA orals?
Count up to a total of 30 months post W/K
(or BWC) time towards issue of M <3000GT or
Master
Issue of STCW Chief Mate
Does the applicant meet MO71 QSS requirements
for CM.
Has the applicant completed an AMSA approved
Advanced Diploma and required short courses and
passed an AMSA orals?
Issue of STCW Master <500GT on Chief Mate
<3000GT
Does the applicant meet MO71 QSS requirements
for M<500GT on Chief Mate <3000GT.
Has the applicant completed the required skills set
for M<500GT and passed and AMSA orals?
Sea time as officer in charge of a navigational
watch, or as a specialist eg navigator, XO or
CO while holding AMSA W/K (Deck) or RAN BWC is
counted towards CM<300GT, CM or Master<500GT
as appropriate.
Issue of STCW Watchkeeper (Deck)
Has the applicant completed the AMSA approved
Diploma/short courses/AMSA orals?
RAN BWC or otherwise meets MO71 QSS
requirements.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Canberra ACT Australia - June 2014
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Disclaimer: This fact sheet provides summary information only. AMSA makes decisions about seafarer certificates under Marine
Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014, Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014, Marine Order 72 (Engineer officers) 2014
and Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014. Please refer to these Marine Orders for full details of eligibility and other requirements for
certificate applications.
What do I need to do to gain a STCW CoC (Engineer)?
Application Assessment
When an applicant applies for a sea service assessment they must also supply a letter and sufficient document,
including PM Keys printouts and Fleet pilots from the RAN explaining their employment detail in terms of
watchkeeping on main propulsion or auxiliary machinery, day-work maintenance etc.
AMSA has assessed the following RAN service and qualifications as suitable for entry into the appropriate CoC oral
examination. The RAN has converted all of their previously recognised certificates, eg machinery charge certificates,
etc. into the relevant certificates named in the information noted below. RAN applicants with documents in the
‘old style’ RAN nomenclature/terminology should apply to the RAN for assessment of their qualifications and reclassification into the new RAN nomenclature/terminology.
Engineer Watchkeeper
For issue of an Engineer Watchkeeper CoC an applicant is required to:
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hold the rank of leading seaman MT and hold an RAN Advanced Certificate in Marine Propulsion Maintenance; or
a Certificate IV in Engineering - Higher Engineering Trade MEM40198;
hold an Australian Trade Certificate as per “workshop skills” qualification;
complete an approved marine college course for Engineer Watchkeeper (marine colleges may grant exemptions
from particular course subjects where the applicant can provide proof of completion of equivalent subjects);
prove completion of at least 36 weeks qualifying sea service on vessels with propulsion power of 750 kW or more
while holding an RAN Machinery Watchkeeping Certificate or a Marine Systems Controller certificate;
pass an AMSA oral examination in appropriate operational knowledge;
prove completion of engineer training program short courses in personal survival techniques, basic and advanced
fire fighting, proficiency in survival craft and medical first aid at sea; and
hold an AMSA Certificate of Medical Fitness.
Engineer Class 2
For issue of an Engineer Class 2 CoC an applicant is required to:
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hold the rank of PO MT and hold an RAN Associate Diploma of Engineering in Marine Systems Maintenance or a
Diploma of Engineering MEM50198;
complete an approved marine college course for Engineer Class 2 (marine colleges may grant exemptions from
particular course subjects where the applicant can provide proof of completion of equivalent subjects);
prove completion of the sea service specified for issue of an Engineer Watchkeeper plus at least 15 months
qualifying sea service on vessels with propulsion power of 750 kW or more while holding an RAN MT Engine
Room Watchkeeping Certificate or a Marine Systems Manager certificate;
pass an AMSA oral examination in appropriate operational knowledge;
prove completion of engineer training short courses as required in MO 72; and
hold an AMSA Certificate of Medical Fitness.
Engineer Class 1
For issue of an Engineer Class 1 CoC an applicant is required to:
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hold the rank of CPO MT and hold a RAN Diploma of Engineering in Marine Systems;
complete an approved marine college course for Engineer Class 1 (marine colleges may grant exemptions from
particular course subjects where the applicant can provide proof of completion of equivalent subjects);
prove completion of the sea service specified for issue of an Engineer Class 2 plus at least 15 months qualifying
sea service on vessels with propulsion power of 3000 kW or more while holding an RAN MT Charge Certificate;
pass an AMSA oral examination in appropriate operational knowledge;
prove completion of engineer training short courses as outlined in MO72; and
hold an AMSA Certificate of Medical Fitness.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Canberra ACT Australia - June 2014
AMSA 1587 (8/14)
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Disclaimer: This fact sheet provides summary information only. AMSA makes decisions about seafarer certificates under Marine
Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014, Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014, Marine Order 72 (Engineer officers) 2014
and Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014. Please refer to these Marine Orders for full details of eligibility and other requirements for
certificate applications.
Qualifying Sea Service
Sea service that is documented in the RAN is counted in FULL as engineering sailor in engineering department.
Sea service must have been accrued on ships using propulsion of the kind to which the CoC relates. Service on GT
ships will count in FULL towards the total required QSS for the following:
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Engineer Watchkeeper certificate - 20 weeks;
Engineer Class 2 certificate - 6 months;
Engineer Class 1 certificate - 6 months.
RAN sea service on day work may count to the same quantity as allowed for in Marine Order 70 series. However the
service must be related to engine room duties.
Gaining Higher AMSA Qualifications
Once the applicant has gained entry into the AMSA certificate structure by obtaining an AMSA CoC, all sea service for
future certificates commences from that time (previous sea service does not count for additional certificates at a later
date).
RAN personnel who do not hold any of the certificates noted above for which special consideration is given must meet
the full requirements as specified in Marine Order 70 series.
Oral Examination
For information regarding the oral examination syllabus please refer to the Fact Sheet Oral Examinations.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Canberra ACT Australia - June 2014
AMSA 1587 (8/14)
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Disclaimer: This fact sheet provides summary information only. AMSA makes decisions about seafarer certificates under Marine
Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014, Marine Order 71 (Masters and deck officers) 2014, Marine Order 72 (Engineer officers) 2014
and Marine Order 73 (Ratings) 2014. Please refer to these Marine Orders for full details of eligibility and other requirements for
certificate applications.

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