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National Certificate in Maritime (Commercial Coastal Watchkeeping)
Level
4
Credits
102
This qualification has been reviewed. The last date to meet the requirements is 31
December 2017.
Transition Arrangements
This qualification has been reviewed and replaced by New Zealand Certificate in Maritime
Operations (Level 4) with strands in Fishing and Watchkeeping [Ref: 2513].
People currently working towards this national qualification should complete its
requirements by 31 December 2017.
New enrolments into programmes leading to this qualification will not be accepted after
31 December 2015.
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
It is not intended that any existing candidate be disadvantaged by these arrangements.
However, any candidate who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to
Competenz at the address below.
NZQF National Qualification Registration Information
Process
Registration
Revision
Review
Version
1
2
3
Date
August 1998
September 2006
May 2015
Last Date for Award
December 2007
December 2017
December 2017
Standard Setting Body
Competenz
PO Box 9005
Newmarket
Auckland 1149
Telephone
Fax
Email
Website
0800 526 1800
09 539 9899
qualifications@competenz.org.nz
www.competenz.org.nz
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National Certificate in Maritime (Commercial Coastal Watchkeeping)
Level
4
Credits
102
Purpose
This qualification is for people seeking to perform the functions of a Mate on commercial
coastal vessels.
The qualification recognises that the holder has the required skills in marine engineering,
navigation and seamanship and sea survival and sea safety, and in addition has skills in
first aid.
The qualification has a significant degree of commonality with the National Certificate in
Maritime (Commercial In-shore Vessel Operations) with an optional strand in Business
Operations and holders may progress towards holding both qualifications.
Special Notes
The Certificate of Competency (Licence to Operate) is issued in addition to this
qualification following fulfilment of Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) requirements.
Employers who recruit trainees must ensure that the trainees are supplied with the
relevant information and procedures relating to MNZ requirements.
Credit Range
Level 1 credits
Level 2 credits
Level 3 credits
Level 4 credits
Total
1
1
58
42
102
Requirements for Award of Qualification
This qualification will be awarded to people who have met the requirements of the
specified standards.
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Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NZQF National Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the
purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided on the New Zealand Qualifications
Authority (NZQA) website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/standards/standards-exclusionlist/.
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions
and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet
qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Detailed Qualification Requirements
Compulsory
All the standards listed below are required.
Field
Health
Subfield
Health Studies
Domain
Core Health
Id
Title
6400
Manage first aid in emergency situations
Level
3
Credit
2
6401
Provide first aid
2
1
6402
Provide resuscitation level 2
1
1
Field
Service Sector
Subfield
Maritime
Domain
Marine Engineering
Id
Title
4103
Operate and monitor vessel's engines and auxiliary equipment
Level
3
Credit
9
19493
3
10
Domain
Maritime Management
Id
Title
9468
Maintain vesselboard management practices
Level
4
Credit
3
Domain
Navigation and Seamanship
Id
Title
4117
Navigate vessel within sight of land
Level
4
Credit
20
4119
Plan and prepare coastal passage
4
4
8126
Operate restricted limits vessel
3
23
8127
Navigate vessel on an open coastal passage
4
15
19628
Identify and describe legal requirements to maintain restricted
3
4
Perform maintenance and repairs on vessel's mechanical and
electrical systems
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Level
Credit
Domain
Sea Survival and Sea Safety
Id
Title
4138
Control and extinguish fire
Level
3
Credit
4
4139
3
4
3
2
4144
Title
limits operations
Maintain on board fire fighting equipment and carry out fire
safety planning
Respond to and signal distress
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 2 was issued in order to update some of the unit standards and to replace expiring
unit standards. The opportunity was also taken to include unit standard 6401. Changes to
structure and content included: titles, levels, and credits of reviewed unit standards
updated; unit standards 4102 and 4105 replaced by unit standard 19493; unit standard
8125 replaced by unit standard 19628; unit standard 6401 added; and credit total for this
qualification has increased from 97 to 102.
This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards. For the purposes of
this qualification people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from
the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards.
Credit for
4102 and 4105
8125
Exempt from
19493
19628
Version 1 of this qualification and the National Certificate in Maritime (Master Commercial
In-shore Vessel) [Ref: 0523] has replaced the National Certificate in Maritime with strands
in Master Commercial In-Shore Vessel, and Commercial Coastal Watchkeeping
(Ref: 0257).
Other standard setting bodies whose standards are included in the
qualification
NZQA
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, Competenz and the organisation that has
been granted consent to assess against standards that meet the requirements of the
qualification (accredited).
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Classification
This qualification is classified according to the classification system listed on the Directory
of Assessment Standards (DAS) and the New Zealand Standard Classification of
Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
DAS Classification
NZSCED
Code
Description
Code
Description
281
Service Sector > Maritime
031705
Engineering and Related
Technologies > Maritime
Engineering and Technology >
Marine Craft Operation
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess by a recognised Quality
Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Organisation with
consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the
moderation system that applies to those standards. Consent to assess requirements and the moderation
system are outlined in the associated Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) for each standard.
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