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Australia: seafarer documents

How a document is named in the country that issued it and who issues it. Country means the issuing country, not the nationality of the seafarer.

  • Brief entry
  • Checked 6 October 2026
Document names
18
Issued by
Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Country pages are brief entries for now: names and authorities with their sources. The conditions of national documents are published after bilingual editing.

Contents4

1 Certificates and qualifications

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Chief Mate1Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityCertificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or moreSame document
Engineer Watchkeeper2Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch / Designated Duty Engineer in Periodically Unmanned Machinery Spaces, 750 kW or more
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Engineer Class 13Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityCertificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or moreSame document
Engineer Class 24Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityCertificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or moreRelated document
Electro-technical Officer5Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityCertificate of Competency – Electro-Technical Officer, 750 kW or moreSame document
Integrated Rating II/5 and III/56Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityCertificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer DeckRelated document
Integrated Rating II/4 and III/47Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityCertificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational WatchRelated document
Master8Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityCertificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or moreSame document
Watchkeeper Deck9Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityCertificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or moreSame document

2 Safety and security

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Certificate of Safety Training10Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityBasic Safety TrainingSame document

3 Vessel and cargo training

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Advanced chemical tanker endorsement11Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityAdvanced Training – Chemical Tanker Cargo OperationsSame document
Advanced gas tanker endorsement11Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityAdvanced Training – Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo OperationsSame document
Advanced oil tanker endorsement11Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityAdvanced Training – Oil Tanker Cargo OperationsSame document
Advanced IGF Code endorsement11Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityAdvanced Training for Service on Ships Subject to the IGF CodeSame document
Basic IGF Code endorsement11Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityBasic Training for Service on Ships Subject to the IGF CodeSame document
Advanced Polar Code endorsement11Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityAdvanced Training for Ships Operating in Polar WatersSame document
Basic Polar Code endorsement11Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityBasic Training for Ships Operating in Polar WatersSame document

4 Medical documents

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
AMSA Certificate of Medical Fitness (303)12Australian Maritime Safety AuthoritySeafarer Medical Fitness CertificateSame document
Sources (12)
  1. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA current certificate page, What this certificate allows you to do · checked 6 October 2026
  2. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA current certificate page, What this certificate allows you to do · checked 6 October 2026
  3. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA current certificate page, What this certificate allows you to do · checked 6 October 2026
  4. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA current certificate page, What this certificate allows you to do · checked 6 October 2026
  5. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA current certificate page, What this certificate allows you to do · checked 6 October 2026
  6. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA Integrated Rating, upgrade award · checked 6 October 2026
  7. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA Integrated Rating, initial award · checked 6 October 2026
  8. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA current certificate page, What this certificate allows you to do · checked 6 October 2026
  9. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA current certificate page, What this certificate allows you to do · checked 6 October 2026
  10. amsa.gov.auprovision: Certificate of Safety Training (CoST) · checked 6 October 2026
  11. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA eligible overseas courses, endorsements table · checked 6 October 2026
  12. amsa.gov.auprovision: AMSA medical fitness certificate for STCW seafarers · checked 6 October 2026

Revision of 7 October 2026

Reference information based on regulatory documents, not legal advice. The reference does not verify a personal document and does not promise its recognition by any flag.

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