Marine cook

You will need to provide evidence that you are medically fit to perform duties in the capacity of a Marine Cook. As per Marine Order 76 (Health—medical fitness) 2017 [2] you can only perform the duties of a seafarer on a relevant vessel if you are medically fit.

If you need to revalidate your current certificate, you can provide evidence of a medical completed in Australia, or in a country with an agreement with us.

In Australia you can organise a medical examination by contacting Sonic HealthPlus [3]. To book a medical examination, you can:

• Call toll free: 1300 763 822
• Email: seafarermedicals@sonichealthplus.com.au [4]

Obtain a Certificate of medical fitness from overseas

We will accept a Certificate of medical fitness [1] completed in a country we have an agreement with for revalidation purposes.

You will need to print the relevant medical paperwork (Medical examination report form 232 [10] and Certificate of medical fitness from 303 [1]) and make an appointment with a medical examiner. The medical examiner must be approved by the administration of the country which has an agreement with us.

Read more about medical fitness [5].

You will need to provide evidence that you have completed sea service performing functions for your current certificate for either:

• at least three months sea service performing cooking duties in the last five years

or

• performed cooking duties or functions at least equivalent to the sea service for at least three months in the previous five years.

All submitted sea service must be documented qualifying sea service. Read more about sea service [11].

You will need to hold the following valid certificates:

Certificate of Safety Training endorsed with Security Awareness Training [7]

Please note that Security Awareness Training only needs to be completed once in a seafarer’s career and does not need to be repeated.

You will need to lodge a formal application using the Seafarer form 419 [8] to be assessed towards the requirements for a Marine cook certificate of proficiency.

Lodge from within Australia

You will need to fill out the Seafarer form 419 [8], attach all required supporting documents and lodge it at a participating Australia Post retail outlet [9].

You will need to pay the fees for your application at the post office at the time of lodgement.

Lodge from overseas

You will need to fill out the Seafarer form 419 [8], 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, Operations GPO Box 2181 Canberra City ACT 2601 Australia
• Courier address—Australian Maritime Safety Authority Seafarer Certification Service, Operations 82 Northbourne Avenue Braddon ACT 2612 Australia

You must include payment with your application.