Take the step into commercial boating with a Coxswain Course in Cairns from iiCAPTAIN.
Are you ready to turn your passion for being on the water into a rewarding commercial career? Securing your Coxswain Certificate (often called a Coxswain Ticket) is the ultimate way to kickstart your maritime career across Tropical North Queensland.
iiCAPTAIN delivers practical, hands-on training for anyone seeking a Coxswain Course in Cairns. We cover essential skills including vessel handling, seaworthiness, emergency response, and local marine regulations.
Once you gain your Coxswain licence, you’ll be qualified to skipper commercial vessels up to 12m. This unlocks job opportunities on the Great Barrier Reef, local charter boats, dive vessels, commercial fishing boats, or tourism transfers.
Passing the course is one step:
You will also need to obtain a Provide First Aid certificate from an external provider and satisfy all required AMSA criteria—including logged sea time, medical/eyesight checks, and submitting your official Certificate of Competency application.
There are THREE (3) levels of Coxswain
The Coxswain Grade 3 is composed of the following units:
– MARN008 – Apply seamanship skills aboard a vessel up to 12 metres
– MARK007 – Handle a vessel up to 12 metres
– MARI003 – Comply with regulations to ensure safe operation of a vessel up to 12 metres
The theory component of the coxswain course is done via correspondence through a boxed kit which we will send out.
Upon completion of the theory component of the coxswain ticket theory, you will be able to do the practical and exam component of the course with one of our skilled instructors.
Should you wish, the three units completed in this course can be used towards both the Coxswain 2 and Coxswain 1 courses.
Requirements: You will need internet access, your own copy (digital or hard copy) of the Australian Boaters Manual, plus a Commercial vessel for the final practical.
The Coxswain Grade 2 is composed of the following units:
– All units that make up Coxswain Grade 3 (Can be completed prior)
– MARC037 – Operate inboard and outboard motors
– MARF060 – 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
– MARJ006 – Follow environmental work practices
The theory portion of the Coxswain course is completed through correspondence and a boxed kit that we will mail out,
Upon completion of the theory component of the coxswain ticket theory, you will be able to do the practical and exam component of the course with one of our skilled instructors. Note there is also now a requirement to complete this Coxswain Ticket to be able to prove you can swin 50m with lifejackets.
Requirements: You will need internet access, your own copy (digital or hard copy) of Australian Boaters Manual, plus a Commercial vessel for the practical.
The Coxswain Grade 1 is composed of the following units:
– All units that make up Coxswain Grade 2 and 3 (Can be completed prior)
– MARB027 – Perform basic servicing and maintenance of main propulsion unit and auxiliary systems
– MARC038 – Operate main propulsion unit and auxiliary systems
– MARH013 – Plan and navigate a passage for a vessel up to 12 metres
– MARF030 – Survive at sea using survival craft
To complete Coxswain Grade 1 you will be required to have attained HLTAID011 Provide First Aid and completed all the units that make up Coxswain Grade 3 and 2. Note there is also now a requirement to complete this Coxswain Ticket to be able to prove you can swin 50m with lifejackets.
Goverment Requirements: Oral assessment, Sea Time plus certificate costs – see DoT website for current costs and AMSA link for Guidance info
Requirements: You will need internet access, your own copy (digital or hard copy) of the Australian Boaters Manual, plus a commercial vessel for the practical.
