To apply for an other revalidation you will need to:
Meet medical and eyesight requirements
Download the:
1. Eyesight test certificate
The Eyesight test certificate form 542 lets us know that your eyesight meets the necessary standard for working at sea.
If you are colour blind, you will be restricted to working in daylight hours only.
2. Certificate of medical fitness for a near coastal certificate
The Certificate of medical fitness for a near coastal certificate lets us know that you are medically fit to work at sea.
Provide the medical practitioner with the Guidelines for the medical assessment of near coastal seafarers.
If you have a current AMSA medical (Certificate of medical fitness form 303) you can use this in place of the Eyesight test certificate and Certificate of medical fitness for a near coastal certificate.
You must submit your completed form(s) as part of your Certificate of competency application form 426.
Provide evidence of sea service
You need to show you have experience working at sea as officer of the watch or undertaking engineering tasks, for duties of the kind to which the certificate applies.
You must have completed:
- 120 days on commercial vessels within the past 5 years.
If the required sea service is not available you must complete either:
- an approved revalidation course
- an approved final assessment
- 60 days qualifying sea service accrued in the 6 months before the application
- for a seasonal fisher—like an abalone fisher—have worked in a seasonal fishery for at least 120 days in the 5 years before the application
- have other approved industry experience—for example State or Territory marine safety agency assessor or operational employee, fleet manager, shore-side servicing, teaching at a registered training organisation for marine studies, marine surveyor
- a task book approved by the National Regulator for the certificate.
If you have completed a task book you must attach a copy of the seafarer details page to your application.
If your certificate holds a sheltered waters restriction and at least half of your sea service is not seaward of sheltered waters, your certificate will remain restricted to sheltered waters.
You need to submit at least one of the following as proof of qualifying sea service:
- Record of sea service form 771
- an approved sea service log book
- the on board sea service record from your task book
- a letter from the vessel operator, owner, master or chief engineer detailing your sea service.
Read more about qualifying sea service.
Additional requirements
Submit the following with your completed Certificate of competency application form 426:
- Passport style photograph against a white background to be printed onto your certificate
- Certified copy of your proof of identity.
- Current approved first aid certificate of at least HLTFA Apply first aid or another certificate that we consider to be equivalent
- Copies of your original certificate
- Payment of the renewal fee, this can be by credit card over the phone or by using the domestic credit card authorisation form
Lodge from overseas
You will need to attach all required supporting documents and send the paperwork to us at our postal or courier address:
- Postal address—Australian Maritime Safety Authority Seafarer Certification Service, GPO Box 2181 Canberra City ACT 2601 Australia
- Courier address—Australian Maritime Safety Authority Seafarer Certification Service, 82 Northbourne Avenue Braddon ACT 2612 Australia
You must include payment with your application.
