Remove a daylight hours restriction on your certificate 

If you have this restriction on your certificate you may apply to have the restriction removed. 

What do I need to do? 

To remove this restriction, you will need to: 

Meet medical and eyesight requirements 

Download the: 

1. Certificate of medical fitness for a near coastal certificate   

The Certificate of medical fitness for domestic seafarers form 1850 lets us know that you are medically fit for working at sea and includes the eyesight requirements to let us know you are not colour blind.  

If you are colour blind, we will not be able to remove your daylight hours restriction.  

2. Standards for the medical assessment of domestic seafarers  

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

Get a qualified medical practitioner to complete the Certificate of medical fitness for a near coastal certificate form 559.  

If you do not meet the colour vision requirements of the eyesight test you must also get the practitioner to provide a certificate or statement stating that you do not suffer any greater abnormality in colour vision than could be tested by the Ishihara Test.  

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

Submit your completed forms with your Certificate of competency application form 426.  

Provide existing certificates

You must submit a copy of your: 

• Existing Sailing master coastal (front and back) 
• 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.