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Standards of Training, Certification and AMSA considers these Standards are comprehensive and
accepts these Standards for AMSA approved RTOs. AMSA
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) approved RTOs must incorporate STCW Regulations l/6, l/8
It is a requirement of the STCW Convention for a Flag State and l/12 in compliance with these Standards.
Authority (AMSA in Australia) to monitor all training, assessment
AMSA will conduct audits of AMSA approved RTOs to ensure
of competence, certification, endorsement and revalidation
compliance with STCW Regulations.
activities carried out by non-governmental agencies or entities
under its authority. A student undertaking an AMSA approved AMSA wishes to advise all AMSA approved RTOs that
course and wishing to obtain an AMSA primary Certificate e-learning (online), distance and blended methods of delivery
of Competency, Proficiency or Certificate of Safety Training are acceptable to AMSA. AMSA encourages RTOs to use
must complete all the education (including short courses) and industry best practice in developing modern instructional
training delivered by an AMSA approved college. techniques and consider STCW Code Section B-l/6 Guidance
for training by e-learning, distance learning, blended learning,
Definitions including guidance for assessing a trainee’s progress and
achievements by using these methods of delivery.
For clarification of terms and abbreviations used within this
procedure refer to MT 01 – Definitions for Registered Training RTOs which have approval to deliver programs and would like
Organisations (RTOs) delivering STCW AMSA Approved to change the delivery or assessment practice should send a
Qualifications. Variation of Delivery and Assessment to AMSA for approval.
Associated documents RTOs wishing to deliver using the above should follow
instruction in MT 02 AMSA Policy – STCW Training and
• Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TESQA) Assessment, Quality Standards and Use of Simulators and
• Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold MT 03 AMSA Policy – STCW Recognition of Prior Learning.
Standards) 2011
AMSA requires all STCW courses it has approved to be listed
• International Maritime Organization (IMO) Model Courses on the RTO scope of registration.
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Application process for approval to provide AMSA Shipping Qualifications may reject a submission at its
seafarer training courses discretion if:
• the application is from a non-Registered Training
In accordance with Marine Order 70, Division 8, Sections 51 –
Organisation;
56, an RTO High Managerial Agent must submit to AMSA an
application for approval to conduct Maritime Training Package • there are existing AMSA approved providers of the
courses and short courses for the award of STCW qualifications proposed course in the same area with underutilised
to candidates who successfully complete the program. The high facilities;
managerial agent must also appoint a subject matter expert as • submissions are inadequate with respect to compliance
a delegate for future correspondence by AMSA assigned officer. with AMSA course guidelines or IMO Model courses, as
appropriate;
The application should be sent in an electronic format either
• the RTO does not have appropriately qualified and
on a USB stick or on CD.
experienced lecturers for delivery of the proposed course;
Applications should be made to: • the RTO does not have the necessary equipment or
The Manager facilities to conduct the proposed course;
Seafarer Certification Service • the RTO does not have an audited and verified quality
Operations Division management system.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
If a submission is rejected by AMSA, feedback will be provided
GPO Box 2181
to the RTO within 56 days of receipt of the application, stating
Canberra ACT 2601
the reasons why the submission is unacceptable. AMSA will
Email: quals@amsa.gov.au not accept a further submission from the RTO for a period of
See MT 06 AMSA STCW Course Approval Fees for information 12 months from the date of rejection. If the RTO chooses to
about AMSA charges for applications to conduct courses. make a new submission after that period of 12 months, AMSA
will charge an appropriate approval assessment fee.
Following receipt by the Manager, Shipping Qualifications of
an application for certificate/course approval, the following Submission Content
process applies:
An RTO wishing to gain approval to deliver STCW certificate
• The application is registered on the correspondence courses or short courses that lead to an issue of a STCW
register, following which it is assigned to an officer for qualification must make a written submission to AMSA under
assessment; the following headings:
• The assigned officer will contact the College appointed 1. Contact details
subject matter expert within twenty eight days of receipt of
The full name and address of the RTO that is requesting
the application if further information is required; approval to deliver the STCW certificate course or
• Provided all the information or documents requested are short course training and the campus location(s) where
received within a reasonable time, a recommendation is training is to be conducted or the administrative office for
made to the Manager, Shipping Qualifications and the correspondence.
College advised in writing of the decision within 56 days of 2. Registered Training Organisation
receipt of the complete application. As being an approved RTO is a prerequisite, documentary
The conditions applying to the approval are: evidence issued by the appropriate Australian authority
(VET Regulator or TEQSA) should be included in the
a) AMSA will only recognise training provided by RTOs submission. All STCW courses to be approved must be
which are approved by AMSA Shipping Qualifications to listed on the RTO scope of registration
conduct STCW certificates courses and/or short courses;
and 3. Full title of the course
The submission should align itself with the Marine Training
b) The assessment criteria must be in accordance with Package (MTP) and STCW.
AMSA Shipping Qualifications requirements; and
4. Aim of the course
c) Recognition of Prior Learning must be in accordance
The aim of the course is to be specified indicating the
with AMSA Shipping Qualifications requirements (see
STCW qualification for which the program is designed,
MT 03 AMSA Policy – STCW Recognition of Prior including compliance with STCW and reference to the
Learning). relevant MTP units of competency. In all circumstances
the STCW Code model courses take precedence in
Rejection of RTO application for AMSA the event of any interpretation of course outcomes and
course approval content.
AMSA Shipping Qualifications reserves the right to reject a 5. Objectives of the course
submission from an RTO seeking approval to provide training The RTO is to specify the intended objectives of the training.
leading to the issue of an AMSA seafarer certificate under
Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014.
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Explanation of the following must be specified: f) The academic history of the candidate must record
the results of all competent and not yet competent
a) Qualifications of teaching staff - training and assessment assessments. These are to be retained for
must be undertaken by persons qualified in accordance subsequent verification by AMSA.
with the provisions of STCW Regulation l/6 and sections
A-I/6 and B-I/6 of the STCW Code. Staff should as 10. Quality standards
a minimum have completed TAE400110 Certificate a) The RTO is to comply with STCW Regulation l/8 and
IV in Training and Assessment or its successor. A Sections A-I/8 and B-I/8 of the STCW Code;
list of lecturers together with their qualifications and
b) The arrangements for delivering training and
experience is to be provided. If simulator-based training
assessing competences must be continuously
is part of the Training and Assessment strategy, persons
controlled and monitored by the RTO through a
doing this task should be qualified in accordance with
quality standards system to ensure achievement of
the provisions of STCW Regulation l/12 and sections
the defined objectives. Each Maritime and Marine
A-l/12 and Bl/12 of the STCW Code;
Engineering Section should be subject to an internal
b) Course intake limitations - The RTO is to determine if audit at least once a year and each qualification skills
the number of students enrolled on the program is to be set or short course should be audited at least once in
limited by number. If appropriate, the number is to be a 3 year cycle;
specified;
c) RTOs are required to maintain a quality standard
c) Course notes and reference documents - The through documented procedures at the section level
submission is to include course notes, course delivery that will be audited by AMSA at regular intervals
material and reference documents and must be of a (refer to MT 11 AMSA Audits – STCW Certificate of
suitable quality and substance to enable the student to Competency and Short Courses);
complete the course. If e-learning, distance or blended
d) The quality standards system and evaluation
delivery is proposed, RTOs must provide access to
arrangements may be part of an RTO’s overall
these resources;
quality assurance system.
d) Text books - If required, a comprehensive reading
list is to be made available to the students at the 11. Course completion documentation
commencement of the training program. When A course completion document, in a template approved
considering e-learning online options, an RTO should by AMSA, is to be issued by the RTO to the candidate
ensure that web links provided work effectively; upon the satisfactory completion of the training course.
e) Facilities and equipment - The submission 12. Time constraints
documentation is to include information (including The student must complete the approved course within
pictures) of all teaching aids, facilities and equipment three (3) years of the date they commence the course.
that the students will utilise while undertaking the
course;
f) Simulators - Simulators used for training should comply
with the requirements specified in STCW Regulation l/6
and Sections A-I/12 and B-I/12 of the STCW Code.
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3. Other equipment (optional) For an RTO to gain AMSA approval to present a GMDSS ROC
course, the lecturer(s) should:
In addition to the minimum equipment requirement details
above, it is recommended the RTO considers supplying 1. hold as a minimum: - A valid Australian GMDSS GOC, or
the following items of equipment for demonstration/ - An Australian GMDSS GOC, Certificate of Recognition,
training purposes: or - An equivalent or higher qualification. AND - A Level IV
Certificate for Assessment & Workplace Training.
• Class-approved GMDSS simulator;
• An Inmarsat Fleet77 live terminal, or computer 2. under supervision, have delivered at least one full approved
simulation, for demonstration purposes; GMDSS ROC course to the satisfaction of an already
approved AMSA GMDSS ROC course lecturer.
• A Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) or Simplified
It is highly recommended that a prospective GMDSS ROC
Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR);
lecturer understudy (as an assistant lecturer to an already
• Shipboard Automatic Identification System (AIS), or approved AMSA GMDSS ROC lecturer) at least one AMSA
computer simulation, for demonstration purposes. approved GMDSS ROC course before conducting a course
themselves.
Note: This equipment is a mandatory requirement
as per SOLAS V/19.2.4 [refer to MSC 73/21/Add.2 Student / lecturer ratio
- Annex 7] for ships constructed from 01 July 2002.
AMSA requires that the student to lecturer ratio is limited to
All existing passenger ships and tankers have been
a maximum of 10:1. This will permit small group tuition in the
equipped with this equipment since 01 July 2003,
practical training of operating the equipment and students to
with other classes of vessels phased in thereafter.
practice individually in operating the equipment.
Although not strictly part of GMDSS equipment, as
some form of interface with INMARSAT C is highly Student feedback
probable, tuition /introduction to this technology
AMSA requires that each student completes a feedback sheet
during the course is considered desirable.
at the conclusion of a course. The feedback should include,
The RTO may also consider supplying material/information but not be limited to, course content, delivery, material,
for the following items of equipment, which GMDSS ROC equipment, handouts, venue, etc. The feedback must be
operators may come into contact with during their career: used as a continuous improvement tool to ensure an effective
course is delivered.
• Global Position Indicating Radio Beacon (GPIRB).
A beacon incorporating a GPS unit capable of using Syllabus / course duration
COSPAS/SARSAT satellites; The course is to be structured on:
• Personal Locating Beacon (PLB) designed for • Maritime Training Package - latest version;
marine use.
• The IMO Model Course (1.25); and
Lecturer's Qualifications • The Australian Global Maritime Distress and Safety
System (GMDSS) Handbook.
The AMSA requirements for a prospective GMDSS ROC
course lecturer are in accordance with the IMO Model Course As recommended by the IMO Model Course, the course is to
(1.25), which states that 'instructors are required to have be conducted over an 8 to 10 day period and, in addition to
considerable experience in maritime radio communications, the 66 nominal hours, involve additional practical periods as
including GMDSS, and possess a good general knowledge of deemed necessary, theoretical tutorial time and assignment
homework.
ships, maritime distress, urgency and safety as well as search
and rescue matters'. Assessment
GMDSS instructors should be thoroughly trained and must The assessment is to be conducted by the AMSA approved
comply with the following: lecturer at the conclusion of the course, in a two-part assessment
• STCW Reg 1/6 – Training and Assessment, STCW Code aligned with the recommendation of the IMO Model Course
Section 1 – A-1/6, B-1/6; (1.25):
• STCW Reg 1/8 – Quality Standards, STCW Code • A fifty (50) question multiple choice examination
Section A – 1/8, B-1/8; (minimum pass mark is to be set at seventy percent
(70%)); and
• STCW Reg 1/12 – Use of Simulators Guidance, STCW
Code Section A-1/12, B-1/12. • Each student is to individually complete a practical
assessment in operating the GMDSS equipment.
The multiple-choice examination is to be created and verified
by AMSA. The practical assessment is to be conducted in
accordance with a standardised format and assessment regime.
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Suitable resource material is to be provided, and must include, Course notes and reference documents must be of a
but is not limited to: suitable quality and substance to enable the student to
complete the course by e-learning, distance learning
• At least one current copy of each of the publications and blended learning. Copies of the complete course
required under Marine Order 27; are to be submitted with the application or access to be
• A current Australian Global Maritime Distress and Safety provided for online courses. An RTO should ensure that
System (GMDSS) Handbook; web links provided work effectively.
• Relevant IMO documentation; and 5. Text books
• Operator Manuals for the GMDSS equipment provided If required a comprehensive reading list is to be made
by the training provider. available to the students at the commencement of the
e-learning, distance learning and blended learning
Specific requirements for AMSA approval program.
of e-learning (online), distance learning and 6. Facilities and equipment
blended learning courses
If it is necessary for the candidate to be familiar with
See MT02 AMSA Policy – Training and Assessment, Quality and/or use equipment, this must be made available
Standards and Use of Simulators for information before to the student. The RTO is to specify how this is to be
making a submission. achieved.
Additional detail should be provided for submissions seeking 7. Class attendance
AMSA approval to deliver Distance Education courses as
The RTO should assess the competencies and identify
follows:
which require college attendance. The RTO should
give consideration to the student attending their training
Conduct of the training establishment for a given period to consolidate subject
1. Access to lecturers matter before attempting the final assessment. This is
Students who enrol on a Distance Education program standard practice for e-learning, distance learning and
must have access to teaching staff throughout the blended learning programs.
specified period. Venues and invigilators for the final assessment must
2. Student support be arranged by the RTO. Educational institutions such
as universities, colleges and schools should be used
The submission is to include how the RTO will offer
where possible and venues must be approved by AMSA
equivalent support to that of any other full time college
prior to their use. All students will be required to provide
based student.
photographic identification to the invigilator prior to
3. Course intake limitations undertaking the final assessment.
The RTO is to determine if the number of students 8. Time constraints
enrolled on the program is to be limited by number.
If so, the number is to be specified. The student must complete the approved course within
five (5) years of the commencement date.
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ATTACHMENT A
STCW Convention, Chapter V – Special Requirements for Personnel on Certain Types of Ships
Regulation V/1
Tanker Familiarisation (gas) STCW Code Section A-V/1-1, Paragraph 1
Tanker Familiarisation (oil and chemical) STCW Code Section A-V/1-2, Paragraph 1
Specialised Training for Oil Tankers STCW Code Section A-V/1, Paragraphs 9 – 14
Specialised Training for Chemical Tankers STCW Code Section A-V/1, Paragraphs 16 – 21
Specialised Training for Liquefied Gas Tankers STCW Code Section A-V/1, Paragraphs 23 – 34
Regulation V/2
Passenger Ships STCW Code Section A-V/2, Paragraphs 3 and 4
STCW Convention, Chapter VI – Emergency, Occupational Safety, Medical Care and Survival Functions
Regulation VI/1
Personal Survival Techniques STCW Code Section A-VI/1, Table A-VI/1-1
Fire Prevention and Basic Fire Fighting STCW Code Section A-VI/1, Table A-VI/1-2
Elementary First Aid STCW Code Section A-VI/1, Table A-VI/1-3
Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities STCW Code Section A-VI/1, Table A-VI/1-4
Regulation VI/2
Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats, STCW Code Section A-VI/2, Section A-VI/2 Paragraphs 1 – 4, Table
Other Than Fast Rescue Boats A-VI/2-1
Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats STCW Code Section A-VI/2, Section A-VI/2 Paragraphs 5 – 8,
Table A-VI/2-2
Regulation VI/3
Advanced Fire Fighting STCW Code Section A-VI/3, Table A-VI/3
Regulation VI/4
Medical First Aid – Standard of competence for STCW Code Section A-VI/4, Paragraphs 1 - 3, Table A-VI/4-1
seafarers designated to take charge of medical care
on board ship
Medical Care – Standard of competence for STCW Code Section A-VI/4, Paragraphs 4 – 6, Table A-VI/4-2
seafarers designated to provide medical first aid on
board ship
Regulation VI/5
Ship Security Officer - Standard of competence STCW Code Section A-VI/5, Paragraphs 1- 4, Table A-VI/5
Regulation VI/6
Security Awareness Training STCW Code Section A-VI/6, Paragraph 4
Designated Security Duties STCW Code Section A-VI/6, Paragraph 6
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RATINGS CERTIFICATES
• Certificate of Proficiency as Integrated Rating
• Certificate of Proficiency as Chief Integrated Rating
• Able seafarer - deck
• Able seafarer - engine
• Navigation Watch Rating
• Engine Watch Rating
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