Commercial
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Train as a Deckhand and undertake a wide range of maritime work at sea and around the waterfront in communications, seamanship, logistics, tourism and hospitality; help re-build a marina or discover your potential with an environmental group. With further training and experience you could become a ships master.
This qualification is one component of the eligibility criteria to achieve the General Purpose Hand Certificate of Competency which allows you to work in any state or territory in Australia.
This qualification is suitable for people working in entry level positions in the maritime industry as a General Purpose Hand on deck or in the engine room of a vessel up to 80 metres within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or in the engine room only for a vessel with propulsion power up to 3000 kW.
Our mission is to provide exceptional maritime training that creates real employment outcomes for our students.
All courses are intense, of short duration and include a sea service requirement
For government funding and incentives, please refer to the New South Wales government funding page or the Queensland government funding page.
A deposit of $500 is to be paid on enrolment to hold your place on the course. Course fees are due to be paid in full on course commencement. You will be invoiced upon enrolment.
You can pay by credit card, cash or by electronic funds transfer. Instalment payment plans are available upon application.
Please complete our online commercial course enrolment form. After receiving your enrolment, we will then email you a booking confirmation with a request to pay a deposit to ensure your place on the course.
If you need to cancel your course due to an emergency or work, be assured your course enrolment can be transferred to another date, course or person within a 12 month period or, you can apply for a refund in extenuating circumstances.
Identification |
Australian Drivers Licence, current passport or birth certificate, Unique Student Identifier (USI) |
RPL (if applying): |
Academic transcripts of previous qualifications, CV, letters from employers |
Electronic Device: |
Electronic device capable of doing assessments online e.g. phone, tablet or laptop |
Clothing: |
Work or casual clothes for both theory and practical days |
Footwear: |
Deck shoes, joggers, sandshoes or work boots (no thongs) |
Fight Fire day: |
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Sea Survival day: |
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To receive the full qualification you must demonstrate competency in all units and meet all course requirements.
If you don’t achieve competency in some of the units, Sea School’s Competency Not Achieved Assessment Policy allows you to return to attend specified classes to re-sit training and/or assessments at no cost within a 12 month period. Should you not complete the whole course then you will receive a statement of attainment for the units you’ve completed.
If you have elected to do the AMSA Mandated Practical Assessment (AMPA) with Sea School, we'll incorporate it into our course structure so when you’ve completed your course, you’ve completed your final assessment.
Please read the AMSA requirements for the Certificate of competency for this course.
Sea School is now offering an optional service to complete the final assessment with us and to help you compile your documentation for an Application for a Certificate of Competency (industry licence), check you’ve met the requirements and send it to AMSA for processing. Alternatively, you may submit your documentation independently.
See Sea School Schedule of Fees for more information.
The GPH certificate is made up of 9 units of competency:
All of our assessments are conducted through online software in class.
Signing your enrolment form acknowledges your understanding of your rights, obligations and acceptance of Sea School’s terms and conditions. Sea School course costs, timetable, course content, policies and procedures are subject to change without notice. You are required to read the detailed terms and conditions information on our website.
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Just wanted to thank you and your staff at Sea School. I have over 20 years experience in the teaching profession and work closely with Macquarie Uni & UTS and I can certainly say that your methods of teaching were spot on.
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