Diploma of Maritime Operations [Master less than 500 GT]

This course qualifies you for a maritime career as a master or chief mate on vessels under 500 gross tonnage. It includes hands-on experience in firefighting, survival skills, and knot tying. The program enhances leadership abilities for crew management on any vessel size, covering watchkeeping, wheelhouse operations, environmental management, maintenance, record-keeping, communications, and stability. Graduates can perform roles such as master on foreign-going vessels under 24 meters, chief mate on vessels under 3000 GT, master of commercial vessels under 500 GT, and mate on vessels under 500 GT.