MT08 - Definitions
The following definitions relate to terms used specifically in the guidance documents found on the AMSA RTO website.
- AMSA
- The Australian Maritime Safety Authority - the Australian Flag State Administration.
- AMSA Approved Course Completion Certificate
- A certificate issued by an AMSA approved RTO after the candidate has successfully completed an AMSA approved course
- Anniversary Date
- The day and month of each year that corresponds to the date of the initial audit
- Approved
- Means approved by the Manager.
- Approved Course
- A single course or series of courses, or a training program, approved by the Manager as being an approved course, for the issue of marine qualifications as required by Marine Orders Part 3.
- ASQA
- Australian Skills Quality Authority
- AQF
- Australian Qualifications Framework
- AQTF
- Australian Qualifications Training Framework
- Auditor
- A person appointed by the Manager to conduct audits
- Certificate(s)
- Certificates issued in accordance with Marine Orders Part 3 (MO3) Seagoing Qualifications and Marine Orders Part 6 (MO6) Marine Radio Qualifications.
- Certificate of Approval
- An AMSA issued certificate indicating that the Registered Training Organisation has approval to conduct approved training for an AMSA issued qualification
- Challenge Test
- An assessment for RCC, whether by written examination or by other means, that is equivalent to the normal course assessment
- Examiner
- A person appointed by the Manager, Ship Operations and Qualifications under Marine Orders Part 3 (MO3) to conduct oral examinations leading to the issue of certificates of competency.
- GMDSS
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- GMDSS GOC
- GMDSS General Operators Certificate a qualification required to operate GMDSS equipment
- IMO
- International Maritime Organization
- IMO Model Course
- Courses developed by the IMO to assist RTOs in training seafarers to the required standard
- Lead Auditor
- An auditor in charge of a particular audit
- Manager
- Manager Ship Operations and Qualifications
- Maritime Training Package (MTP)
- Maritime Training Package - the maritime industry developed competency based training package issued in 4 volumes. The current version is TDM07.
- MO3
- Marine Orders Part 3 (Seagoing Qualifications)
- MO6
- Marine Orders Part 6 (Marine Radio Qualifications)
- Principal Qualifications Officer(s) (PQO)
- The AMSA officers holding the positions of Principal Qualifications Officer, Engineering (PQO(E)) and Principal Qualifications Officer, Nautical (PQO(N))
- RCC
- Recognition of Current Competencies and is the updated term for RPL
- RPL
- Recognition of Prior Learning. The scope of RPL is not rigidly defined but generally it refers to a recognition of the competencies a person holds rather than a recognition of the qualifications the person holds. The term has been updated to RCC
- RTO
- Registered Training Organisation
- STCW or STCW 78, as amended
- International Maritime Organization, International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended
- STCW-F
- International Maritime Organization, International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995
- TLISC
- Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council