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The Master less than 100 metres near coastal will allow you to:
To be eligible for a Master less than 100 metres near coastal certificate you must:
For more information, select what you need to apply for below.
These instructions are summary information only. We make decisions about seafarer certificates under Marine Order 505 (Certificates of competency — national law) 2022. These documents have full details of the eligibility and other requirements for certificate applications.
Change your name on your certificate of competency
Replace your lost, stolen or damaged certificate of competency
To obtain this certificate you will need to:
Download the:
The Certificate of medical fitness for domestic seafarers form 1850 lets us know that you are medically fit for working at sea.
If you are colour blind, you will be restricted to working in daylight hours only.
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 deck officer or deck rating AMSA medical (Certificate of medical fitness form 303), you can use this instead.
You must submit your completed form with your application.
You must submit your completed form as part of your Certificate of competency application form 426.
The sea service you need depends on what certificate you currently hold.
All of your sea service must be gained while working on commercial vessels at least 24 metres long.
If you hold a Master less than 45 meters near coastal you need to show that you have
If you hold a Mate less than 80 metres near coastal or another non-command certificate you need to show that you have either:
If you have completed a task book you must attach a copy of the seafarer details page to your application.
You must submit a copy of your existing certificate of competency as part of your application.
You need to submit at least one of the following as proof of qualifying sea service:
Read more about qualifying sea service.
You can get a Master <100m 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.
The training for a Master less than 100 metres is the Diploma in Maritime Operations. Complete this course at a registered training organisation.
You will need to submit your course completion certificate with your Certificate of competency application.
You must also hold a:
If you do not hold these certificates contact your registered training organisation.
To apply, complete and submit the Certificate of competency application form 426.
Read more about completing and submitting your application for a domestic certificate.
You need to pass a final assessment before getting your certificate of competency. Once we have assessed your application you will be invited to AMSA Connect to book your final assessment. We will take payment of the examination fee and confirm your booking.
Refer to the syllabus document and the examiner checklist to find out what may be included in your final assessment.
When you pass the final assessment you will be given an interim certificate of competency so that you can start working immediately.
If you do not pass the final assessment you will be able to try again. Your assessor will advise you when you can book your resit. You will have to pay the fee each time you sit for the final assessment.
A Master less than 100 metres NC certificate of competency is generally valid for five years. To keep working using your certificate you need to renew it every five years.
To renew this certificate you will need to:
Download the:
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 that you are not colour blind.
If your existing Master less than 100 metres certificate has a daylight hours restriction, this restriction will also be on your renewed certificate.
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.
You must submit your completed form as part of your Certificate of competency application form 426.
You need to show you have 120 days at sea, as officer of the watch, in the last 5 years.
You need to submit at least one of the following as proof of qualifying sea service:
If you do not have the required the sea service you must provide evidence of one of the following:
You can get a Master <100m 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 to purchase your task book.
Read more about task books.
You must submit a copy of your:
To apply, complete and submit the Certificate of competency application form 426.
Read more about completing and submitting your application for a domestic certificate.
There are no endorsements for this certificate.
If you have this restriction on your certificate you may apply to have the restriction removed.
To remove this restriction, you will need to:
Download the:
The Certificate of medical fitness for near coastal seafarers form 1850 lets us know that you are medically fit for working at sea and includes the eyesight requirements to let us know that you are not colour blind.
If you are colour blind, we will not be able to remove your daylight hours restriction.
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 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 deck officer or deck rating AMSA medical (Certificate of medical fitness form 303), you can use this instead.
You must submit your completed form with your application.
You must submit a copy of your:
To apply, complete and submit the Certificate of competency application form 426.
Read more about completing and submitting your application for a domestic certificate.
If you hold any of the following certificates, you are eligible to apply for a Master less than 100 metres near coastal certificate:
Download the:
The Certificate of medical fitness for domestic seafarers form 1850 lets us know that you are medically fit for working at sea.
If you are colour blind, you will be restricted to working in daylight hours only.
Provide a medical practitioner with the Standards for the medical assessment of domestic seafarers and have them complete the Certificate of medical fitness for domestic seafarers form 1850.
If you have a current deck officer or deck rating 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.
As part of your application for an equivalent certificate you must submit a copy of your:
To apply, complete and submit the Certificate of competency application form 426.
Read more about completing and submitting your application for a domestic certificate.