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This certificate will allow you to work as:
To be eligible for a Master less than 24 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.This document has full details of the eligibility and other requirements for certificate applications.
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 AMSA medical (Certificate of medical fitness form 303) you can use this instead
You must submit your completed form with your application.
You need to show you have experience working at sea in a deck, or deck and engineering capacity.
You can reduce the amount of sea service you need by completing an AMSA task book.
With a completed AMSA task book you will need:
Without an AMSA task book you will need:
If you have completed a task book you must attach a copy of the seafarer details page to 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 <24m 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.
Complete a master up to 24 metres course at a registered training organisation.
You will need to submit your course completion certificate or your interim certificate of competency with your Certificate of competency application.
You must also hold a:
If you do not hold these certificates contact a registered training organisation.
Before being issued your certificate of competency you are required to complete an AMSA Mandated Practical Assessment (AMPA). This must be conducted by a registered training organisation approved by us as a final assessor.
Refer to the syllabus document to find out what may be included in your final assessment.
After passing the final assessment the registered training organisation may give you an interim certificate of competency that will allow you to start working immediately. To be eligible for the interim certificate of competency you must have completed your Certificate of competency application form 426.
You must submit the cover page of your completed AMPA as part of your 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.
A Master less than 24 metres 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.
To renew your certificate you will need to:
You must complete a declaration of medical fitness on the Certificate of competency application form 426. This lets us know that you are medically fit, and that your eyesight meets the necessary standard, to work at sea.
If your existing Master less than 24 metres certificate has a daylight hours restriction, this restriction will also be on your renewed certificate.
You do not need sea service to renew a Master less than 24 metres near coastal certificate of competency.
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.
You may apply for the following endorsements to your certificate:
If you want to get this endorsement at the same time as your certificate, you can add this to your application for a new certificate. You will need to include the sea service laid out below with your application.
If you are adding this endorsement to a current certificate you will need to:
You must complete a declaration of medical fitness on the Certificate of competency application form 426. This lets us know that you are medically fit, and that your eyesight meets the necessary standard, to work at sea.
You need to show you have experience working in a deck, or deck and engineering, capacity on a ferry in chains. You must have completed:
You need to submit at least one of the following as proof of qualifying sea service:
Read more about qualifying sea service.
You must submit a copy of both sides of your existing Master less than 24 metres.
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 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 domestic seafarers form 1850 proves 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.
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 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 in place of the Certificate of medical fitness for a near coastal certificate.
Submit your completed forms as part of 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, we will give you a Master less than 24 metres near coastal certificate.
If your existing certificate is restricted to operating within daylight hours only, your new certificate will have the same restriction.
To get a Master less than 24 metres near coastal you will need to:
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 AMSA medical (Certificate of medical fitness form 303) you can use this instead.
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.