An Engineer Class 3 near coastal certificate of competency is generally valid for five years. To keep working using your certificate you need to renew it every five years.

What do I need to do?

To renew your certificate, you will need to:

Meet medical and eyesight requirements

Download the:

1. Certificate of medical fitness for domestic seafarers 

The Certificate of medical fitness for domestic seafarers form 1850 lets us know that you are medically fit for working at sea.  

2. Standards for the medical assessment of domestic seafarers   

Provide a medical practitioner with the Standards for the medical assessment of domestic seafarers and have them fill out the Certificate of medical fitness for domestic seafarers form 1850. 

If you have a current AMSA medical (Certificate of medical fitness form 303) you can use this instead.  

You will need to attach your completed medical form to your application. 

Provide evidence of sea service

You need to show you have 120 days of sea service in the last five years performing engineering duties. 

You need to submit at least one of the following as proof of qualifying sea service: 

• Record of sea service form 771 
• the on board sea service record from your task book 
• a letter from the vessel operator, owner, master or chief engineer detailing your sea service 
• an approved sea service log book  

Read more about qualifying sea service. 

If you do not have the required sea service, you need to show you have of one of the following: 

• completed an approved final assessment (you can request this option in your application) 
• at least 60 days sea service in the last 6 months 
• for a seasonal fisher, worked in a seasonal fishery for at least 120 days in the 5 years before your application 
• other approved industry experience (for example, state or territory marine safety agency assessor, fleet manager, shore-side servicing, maritime studies teacher at a registered training organisation, marine surveyor) 
• an Engineer class 3 near coastal task book completed in the 5 years before your application.

If you want a task book 

You can get an Engineer class 3 task book from us or from some registered training organisations. To order a task book directly from us, use the AMSA chargeable publications order form. 

Read more about task books. 

Provide existing certificates 

You must submit a copy of your: 

• existing Engineer class 3 
• valid HLTAID011 Provide first aid certificate, or equivalent. 

Complete and submit a Certificate of competency application

To apply, complete and submit the Certificate of competency application form 426. 

Read more about completing and submitting your application for a domestic certificate.