Diploma of Maritime Operations (Watchkeeper Deck)

Ready to navigate your crew through rough or smooth seas? Further advance your maritime career and become a highly skilled specialist in a supervisory role.

This course will qualify you to work in international waters as a:

• Master or Chief Mate on vessels less than 500 gross tonnage in any operating area; and
• Watchkeeper deck officer on vessels of any gross tonnage and in any operating area.
• Master and chief mate on ships less than 3000 gross tonnage in near coastal waters.
• Able seafarer - deck

Gain these skills:

• maintain seaworthiness of the ship (ship stability)
• monitor, loading, unloading, securing and stowage of cargo
• contribute to fire prevention and firefighting (basic firefighting)
• follow vessel security procedures (security awareness training)
• observe personal safety and social responsibility (PSSR)
• prevent, control and fight fires on board a vessel (advanced firefighting)
• survive at sea in the event of vessel abandonment and personal survival techniques (PST)
• plan and conduct a passage and determine position
• use of electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) to maintain the safety of navigation
• use of radar and other bridge equipment to maintain safety of navigation
• manoeuvre the ship
• maintain seaworthiness of the ship (ship construction)