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Diploma of Marine Engineering [Engineer Class 3 Near Coastal]

  • Diploma

This maritime qualification prepares you for a career as a chief engineer.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Course Code
MAR50120, 103426F
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$5,960 per year / $9,983 total
International Fees
$5,960 per year / $9,983 total

About this course

This maritime qualification prepares you for a career as a chief engineer. During your studies you will develop skills in fire prevention and firefighting, on board leadership and teamwork, vessel security procedures, personal safety and social responsibility, and survival craft and rescue boat operation. In addition, you will study pollution prevention, vessel compliance monitoring, maritime engineering calculations and operational mathematics and how to work in confined spaces.

This will allow you to work:

  • as a chief engineer on vessels with inboard engines with propulsion power up to 3000 kilowatts within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ);
  • as a chief engineer or second engineer on vessels with outboard engines with unlimited propulsion within the EEZ;
  • as an assistant, under the direct supervision of the chief engineer; and
  • in the engine room of a vessel up to 80 metres long with propulsion power up to 3000 kilowatts.
This course is a full-time program that is timetabled over 4 to 5 days per week. This means you will have a very heavy study load which will encroach on your personal commitments during weekdays over the course of the program. The timetabled hours per week are essential to ensure all course requirements are met.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (Academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 6.0 or equivalent.

  • Equivalent to Australian Year 12.

  • Students must have 36 months of sea time to achieve AMSA certification requirements. Please refer to regulatory requirements licensing information listed under additional information.

  • Students must submit a comprehensive Resume outlining their work experiences, employment history and qualifications in order for the application to be assessed for entry into this course.

Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.

Study locations

Fremantle

Career pathways

Career opportunities
  • Marine Engineer
Career opportunities
  • Marine Engineer
  • Marine Engineer
  • Course structure

    To achieve this qualification, students must demonstrate competency in 19 units. These 19 are comprised of 19 core units and no elective units. Units listed below have been selected in consultation with industry.

    Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

    Core units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • HLTAID011
      Provide First Aid
    • MARF031
      Apply leadership and team working capability
    • MARF035
      Contribute to fire prevention and firefighting (basic firefighting)
    • MARF037
      Follow vessel security procedures (security awareness training)
    • MARF041
      Observe personal safety and social responsibility (PSSR)
    • MARF043
      Operate survival craft, rescue boats and life-saving appliances (proficiency in survival craft)
    • MARF044
      Prevent, control and fight fires on board a vessel (advanced firefighting)
    • MARF046
      Survive at sea in the event of vessel abandonment and personal survival techniques (PST)
    • MARF047
      Monitor compliance with legislative requirements
    • MARJ008
      Ensure compliance with pollution prevention requirements
    • MARL045
      Apply basic principles of naval architecture
    • MARL054 Demonstrate basic knowledge of marine auxiliary boilers
    • MARL055 Demonstrate basic knowledge of marine auxiliary machinery and equipment
    • MARL056 Demonstrate basic knowledge of marine control systems and automation
    • MARL057 Demonstrate basic knowledge of marine diesel engines and systems
    • MARL058 Demonstrate basic knowledge of marine electrical systems
    • MARL060 Demonstrate knowledge of ships and ship routines
    • MARL061 Perform basic marine engineering calculations
    • RIIWHS202E Enter and work in a confined space
    Elective units

    There are no elective units for this course.