This qualification is offered by AMFA to people who are employed or seeking employment in the seafood or maritime industries to command a commercial marine vessel:

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• Up to 12 metres in length

• With propulsion power that is unlimited for an outboard engine or up to 500kW for an inboard engine

 

Carry passengers on this vessel:

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• Inshore or

• As a tender or auxiliary vessel within 3 nautical miles (nm) of a parent vessel within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)

 

This qualification is part of the regulatory requirements to obtain a Coxswain Grade 1 NC Certificate of Competency (CoC).  For other regulatory requirements relating to the Coxswain Grade 1 NC CoC, please visit the AMSA website http://www.amsa.gov.au