University of Tasmania
Minimum 3 years, up to a maximum of 7 years
This Advanced Diploma prepares students for careers as Marine Engineer Officers on commercial vessels through comprehensive maritime engineering training integrated with AMSA certification and at-sea experience.
International students must demonstrate English language proficiency with IELTS (Academic) 5.5 (minimum 5.0 in each band) or PTE Academic 43 (minimum 36 in each component). General entry requires completion of Year 12 equivalent education or AQF Certificate IV or above. Course-specific prerequisites include General Mathematics and Physical Sciences (or equivalent Chemistry or Physics). Students must complete a Safe to Practice Agreement confirming medical, physical, and psychological capacity for professional experience placements.
Year 1 (Pre-Sea Engine) covers shipboard operations, marine mathematics and engineering design, and practical units including electrical and electronics maintenance, machinery condition analysis, marine component fabrication, marine construction techniques, and marine heavy fitting. Short courses include elementary first aid, fire prevention and fighting, personal safety, personal survival techniques, security awareness, confined space entry, damage control, and tanker familiarization. Year 2 (Watchkeeper Engine) focuses on electrical electronics and control systems, ship and engine resource management, naval architecture, applied mechanics, marine thermodynamics, operational marine engineering (general, motor, and steam), and marine high voltage systems. Additional short courses cover advanced fire fighting, survival craft proficiency, maritime environmental awareness, teamworking and leadership, and medical first aid at sea.
The University of Tasmania, through the Australian Maritime College (AMC), is Australia's premier maritime education institution. The program is fully approved by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and compliant with international STCW standards. The institution provides hands-on, practical education with integration of professional training at sea, ensuring graduates obtain recognized maritime qualifications and certificates of competency required for employment as marine engineering officers on commercial vessels.
Graduates become AMSA-certified Marine Engineer Officers eligible for positions on commercial vessels. Career opportunities include senior shore-based professional positions such as governmental and intergovernmental maritime regulators (AMSA, EMSA, IMO), senior shipyard positions, technical managers in shipping companies, marine superintendents or safety managers, product and R&D managers in marine equipment manufacturing, surveyors in classification societies, marine surveyors with port state control authorities, marine insurance company roles, and maritime education and training positions.
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