Marine Engine Driver Grade 1 Near Coastal – MED 1 UPGRADE
This course is suitable for people who work in the maritime industry operating as;
- Chief Engineer on vessels with propulsion power up to 1500 kW.
- or Second Engineer’s on vessels with propulsion power up to 3000 kW in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Firstly you need a MAR40518 Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (MED1 NC). Secondly there is qualifying sea service as per the maritime authority, click here.
There are 27 units of Competency in the MED 1
- BSBWOR203 – Work effectively with others
- MARA004 – Manage vessel stability
- MARB032 – Undertake basic maintenance of electrical systems
- MARB008 – Carry out basic welding, brazing, cutting and machining operations on a coastal vessel
- MARB009 – Manage refuelling
- MARB011 – Undertake maintenance of 240 to 440 voltage alternating current electrical systems
- MARB012 – Undertake maintenance of machinery, machinery systems and structural components
- MARC033 – Complete engine room tasks
- MARC034 – Maintain hull out of water
- MARC035 – Operate and maintain extra low and low voltage electrical systems and equipment
- MARC036 – Operate deck machinery
- MARC039 – Operate marine internal combustion engines, and propulsion and auxiliary systems
- MARC040 – Manage fuel systems
- MARC041 – Operate and monitor marine internal combustion engines, propulsion plant and auxiliary systems
- MARC042 – Operate electrical systems
- MARC013 – Operate auxiliary machinery systems up to 1500 kW
- MARC015 – Operate marine internal combustion engines and associated systems up to 1500 kW
- MARC016 – Operate propulsion transmission systems up to 1500 kW
- MARC017 – Operate 240 to 440 voltage alternating current electrical systems
- MARG003 – Manage an engine room and small engineering team
- MARJ006 – Follow environmental work practices
- MARJ007 – Monitor environmental management on a vessel
- MARL001 – Carry out engineering calculations
PRIOR TO RECEIVING YOUR CERTIFICATE please provide the following:
- Your Elements of Shipboard of Safety (ESS) certificate
- MARF027 – Apply basic survival skills in the event of vessel abandonment
- MARF028 – Follow procedures to minimise and fight fires on board a vessel
- MARF029 – Meet work health and safety requirements
- MARF030 – Survive at sea using survival craft
- A copy of a current first aid certificate
- Your Marine Radio license
- A completed task book or a copy of your sea time evidence that you are going to submit to AMSA
While these do not have to be completed before you commence study they must be produced before your certificate can be issued.
Classroom sessions –
In-class courses run 6 days a week including Saturdays with classes starting at 0800 and finishing at 1600. We do not move any quicker than any one group can work and while we have allocated course durations for all in-class courses, depending on the group, it may be completed sooner. It is your responsibility to complete your assignments once the course has finished should you not have time during the course to complete them all. If you cannot attend a scheduled session, you are required to advise us as soon as possible and arrange to catch up in your own time. As part of the maritime training package curriculum, each course holds a practical assessment component and students must attend our Brisbane Campus to complete this. In-class students will complete the mandatory practical assessment whilst at the college during the course.
Practicals can be completed offsite for Corporate Clients or groups of 8 or more, provided all the resources required have been audited and approved.
Remote / Flexible –
If you do not have time to attend classes you can study remotely. When you have enrolled and paid your course deposit, you will be given access to your student portal which holds all of the course content and assignments. Your assignments can be submitted to your designated assessor and feedback received through the same system. Remote students are given 10 contact hours with their designated assessor to assist them through this process should they need it, and further assistance is available for students when necessary. Once Remote students have complete all of their assignments, they will need to contact ECA Maritime College to organise a time to sit their written exams. As part of the maritime training package curriculum, each course holds a practical assessment component and students must attend our Brisbane Campus to complete this. ECA Maritime College is unable to issue a certificate without ALL components of the curriculum being satisfied, this includes the practical assessment.
Online / Virtual Classrooms –
Live interactive Virtual Classrooms sessions are run similarly to the classroom sessions via Zoom Meeting. These are run 6 days a week including Saturdays, with sessions starting at 0800 and finishing at 1600 for the duration of the course. We do not move any quicker than any one group can work and while we have allocated course durations for all in-class courses, depending on the group, it may be completed sooner. It is your responsibility to complete your assignments once the course has finished should you not have time during the course to complete them all. If you cannot attend a scheduled session, you are required to advise us as soon as possible and arrange to catch up in your own time. As part of the maritime training package curriculum, each course holds a practical assessment component and students must attend our Brisbane Campus to complete this. ECA Maritime College is unable to issue a certificate without ALL components of the curriculum being satisfied, this includes the practical assessment.