Refresher and Revalidation - Certificate of Competency (CoC)
Renew your Certificate of Competency (CoC) if you are a Master, Deck or Engineer Officer.
Which course do you need?
In order to retain your Certificate of Competency, you will need to complete a Continued Competency Refresher or Revalidation training course every five years. The course you need to do depends on how much sea-time you have. Please check the AMSA website if you need more information.
Refresher or Revalidation?
Refresher - with sea time
If you have qualifying sea time, you’ll need complete our Certificate of Competency Refresher course. The Refresher course meets mandatory Sea Survival and Fire Fighting continued competence requirements.
According to AMSA, qualifying sea service is one of the following:
- At least 12 months in total during the preceding 5 years before application, or
- 3 months in total during the preceding 6 months prior to revalidating.
If you're unsure whether you have qualifying sea time, please contact AMSA.
Select the course below for more information and to register.
Revalidation - without sea time
If you don't have the qualifying sea time you'll need to complete the Certificate of Competency Revalidation course.
According to AMSA, qualifying sea service is one of the following:
- At least 12 months in total during the preceding 5 years before application, or
- 3 months in total during the preceding 6 months prior to revalidating.
If you're unsure whether you have qualifying sea time, please contact AMSA.
Revalidation options
Your revalidation course depends on your role and whether you wish to complete all the revalidation elements at once or separately. Masters and Deck Officers must complete Part A and Part B. Pilots have an exemption for Part B. Engineering Officers are required to complete Part A and Part C. Part C is not offered by AMCS.
Select the course below for more information and to register.
GMDSS
At the time of revalidation, if you hold a Master or Deck Officer Certificate of Competency you must hold a valid Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS) Radio Operator’s Certificate.
If your GMDSS certificate has expired you will need to undertake:
GMDSS RenewalWhy revalidate your Certificate of Competency with AMC Search?
Endorsements
As per Marine Order 70 (Seafarer certification) 2014 AMSA advise that a seafarer certificate may be endorsed to permit either or both:
(a) the performance of stated duties or functions on a stated kind of vessel, using a vessel endorsement; and
(b) the performance of stated duties or functions, using a functions endorsement.
AMC Search offer a range of courses for endorsement:
- Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS)
- Tanker: Advanced Training for Oil Cargo Operations
- Tanker: Advanced Training for Chemical Cargo Operations
- Tanker: Advanced Training for Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations
- Crowd Management Training and Safety Training (Online)
- IGF Code Basic Training
- IGF Code Advanced Training
- Polar Code - Advanced Training
- Fast Rescue Boat (FRB) Operator's Course