Course Information
This qualification leads to a Diploma of Transport & Distribution (Maritime Operations - Deck Watchkeeper) and may lead to a career in ocean-going deck or engineering occupations & in maritime training & company management.
Learner Profile
This qualification is intended for people who have some experience working as a deckhand on a vessel and wish to start a career on ocean going vessels.
Learners come with wide ranging levels of experience in the maritime industry. Some are mature age with extensive time working in the industry and others are younger with little or no experience.
Integrated Rating Certificate of Competency candidates are not required to have any prior training but demonstrated interest and experience in the maritime industry is preferable.
This course leads to the awarding of an Integrated Rating Certificate of Competency by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which provides a career progression from deckhand level to a command position on a vessel. This qualification will also enable learners to gain highly renumerated employment.
This course requires a good command of spoken English, the capacity to read and interpret operational documentation and the ability to write at the level needed to competently record vessel operations. Basic level of mathematics recommended.
Please contact us to register your interest in attending the next course in 2012 as this course may well be booked out before the end of this year.
Training Programme
Integrated Rating course delivered over a period of 9 days for those requiring Certificate of Safety Training followed by twelve weeks on shore and a further 12 months at sea.
Integrated Rating units of competency are delivered in the following clusters:
- Certificate of Safety Training
- Equipment checking and maintenance
- Manoeuvre vessel
- Operational quality and safety
- Carry out operations on equipment and systems
- Environment
- Communication
- Security
- Assisting the engineer
Classroom trainer to student ratio will be 1 to 14 but workshop and training vessel trainer to student ratio will be 1 to 7.
Assessment
Students are assessed on the units contained within each course upon completion of training units clustered according to the functional areas in the program structure above.
Greater emphasis is placed on oral examination and practical demonstration of skills on board a training vessel and in the workshop for those students with lower literacy levels.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
The possibility of gaining RPL for some of the units in this course is presented to students prior to enrolment both at the point of enquiry as well as in the course information and enrolment form that they are provided.
Detailed advice is provided on the workplace documentation , evidence of other training undertaken and the challenge tests that are available for those seeking RPL.
The variety of evidence able to be used by students to establish RPL includes:
- Workplace log books and sea service records
- Certificates and transcripts for courses completed that have similar content
- Statutory declarations by employers
- The outcome of challenge tests
The estimated percentage of RPL for this course is very low at 4% because the regulatory environment of the workplace means that there is little opportunity for students to gain this knowledge and skills in the workplace until they have undertaken a pre-sea course and been signed on to a vessel as a Trainee Integrated Rating.
Resources
Resources used to deliver the Integrated Rating course are:
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Classroom with multi-media projection facilities and whiteboard
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TV with DVD/Video player
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Integrated Rating power point presentation
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Integrated Rating designated DVD’s/Videos
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Learning guides for each learner
Engineering workshop and materials including:
- Rope
- Canvas
- Lathes
- Welding equipment
- Steel
- Patching and jointing materials
- Vessel >24m with appropriate deck layout and equipment
Special Requirements
A language, literacy and numeracy instrument is available for diagnostic use. Training and assessment processes can incorporate reasonable adjustment procedures.
Units of competency included in this course
Units of Competency |
National Code |
Description |
TDMMB107C |
Perform routine remedial, preventative and survey deck maintenance on a vessel |
TDMMB2007B |
Assist engineer in the routine maintenance of main propulsion and ancillary machinery and systems |
TDMMC1007C |
Steer a vessel under the direction of the master or officer in charge of the watch |
TDMMF1007B |
Provide elementary first aid* |
TDMMF1107B |
Survive at sea in the event of vessel abandonment* |
TDMMF1907B |
Operate survival craft and other lifesaving appliances |
TDMMF2307B |
Operate emergency equipment and apply emergency procedures |
TDMMF3507B |
Contribute to maintaining a safe watch |
TDMMF5607A |
Observe personal safety and social responsibilities* |
TDMMF5807A |
Adapt to basic industry and regulatory requirements for tanker operations |
TDMMF5907A |
Work safely in enclosed spaces on a vessel |
TDMMF6207A |
Prevent, control and fight fires on board an ocean-going vessel* |
TDMMR4307B |
Assist in mooring and anchor handling activities |
TDMMR4407B |
Assist in completion of deck operations and maintenance documentation |
TDMMR4507B |
Provide support in completing cargo and bunkering operations |
TDMMR4607B |
Assist in basic welding, brazing, cutting and machining operations on a vessel |
TDMMR4707B |
Use and care for hand and power tools on a vessel |
TDMMR3407B |
Operate deck machinery |
TDMMR3307B |
Perform rigging and lifting operations on board a vessel |
TDMMU407B |
Ensure compliance with pollution prevention measures |
TDMME507B |
Transmit and receive information by marine HF radio or telephone |
TDMM0107A |
Follow maritime security procedures |
UEPOPS214A |
Perform dogging work |
