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General Purpose Hand
This domestic certificate allows you to work as a deckhand or engine room hand on vessels.
Coxswain
These domestic certificates allow you to command and operate the engines of vessels under 12m long.
Master
These domestic certificates allow you to command vessels.
Engineer
These domestic certificates allow you to operate the machinery (engines) of vessels.
Sailing master
These domestic certificates allow you to command and operate the engines a sailing vessel only.
Endorsements
- Apply for an endorsement that allows you to command and operate the engines of a vehicular ferry-in…Read more
Training organisations for domestic qualifications
These registered training organisations deliver courses you can use to get a domestic certificate of competency.
- Find out where you can study for near coastal certificates of competency.Read more
Completing your domestic application
Guidance documents and directions for completing and submitting your application for a domestic certificate.
- Find out how to provide a photo that meets our requirements for your certificate application.Read more
Manage your domestic certificate
Find out how to change or replace your certificate and about grandfathering arrangements.
- If you have recently changed your name, you can apply to get it changed on your certificate of…Read more
- If you have lost your certificate of competency, or it has been damaged or stolen you can apply to…Read more