X-AMC Chief Mates & Masters

The eligibility requirements for the Chief Mates / Masters deck course are the following:

• Hold a 2nd Mates (FG) CoC
• Atleast 12 months of sea service as independent navigating watch-keeping officer on ships > 500 GRT.

Please click here for AMSA Eligibility Requirements for Chief Mates CoC
Please click here for AMSA Eligibility Requirements for Masters CoC.

If you already hold a Chief Mates CoC (for e.g. from India, UK, Singapore, New Zealand, etc.), you will have to redo the 9 months of academic course in Australia and then only can you appear for the AMSA Masters orals.

It is strongly advised but not mandatory to have applied and received your AMSA eligibility before your travel to Australia. You have to fill the AMSA 419 form online (do a Google search to get the link) and then take a printout of the same.

Documents that you will need to scan and email to AMSA, Australia to apply for Eligibility are as given below:

• AMSA 419 Form printout – Black & White printout is acceptable.
• 1 Photograph
• Passport 1st page and address page
• CDC
• Company Sea Service Letter (click to view sample format) on the company letter-head
• Masters ship testimonials of minimum of 12 months after your 2nd Mates CoC
• 2nd Mates CoC
• STCW basic courses – PST + PSSR + FPFF + EFA
• GMDSS certificate
• Payment to be done online using your credit / debit card. Once the online form is filled up, the amount to be paid will appear on the online form as it is a smart PDF form.

You do not need to send any medical certificate to apply for AMSA eligibility at this stage.

• Passport – 1st page and address page.
• CDC – front page and sea service stamp pages after your 2nd Mates CoC
• CoC – All relevant pages including expiry date page.
• STCW basic courses – PST + PSSR + FPFF + EFA
• Class XII pass certificate and any higher degree / diploma academic qualification.
• ECDIS and GMDSS certificate
• Ship Security certificate
• Basic Oil / Chemical / Gas Tanker Familiarisation certificates

Seats are allotted on a first come first served basis. Hence, it is always advisable to apply early.

AMC will issue you with a Conditional Offer Letter in about 3 weeks time. The conditions that you will need to fulfill would be the following:

• IELTS Academic English Test – Average 6 band with no score less than 5.5 (You can book this test by visiting the website www.ieltsidpindia.com The fee for the test is 13,000 Rs/-). Alternatively, you can also sit for the Pearson PTE test. The website is www.pearsonpte.com The advantage of the Pearson PTE test is that exams are held almost 3 times in a week and the results come out in 3 – 5 working days. Hence, you have the option of appearing for the test multiple times incase you do not clear the exam in the first attempt. The score required in Pearson PTE will be a minimum overall score of 50 with no sectional score below 42.
• Payment of 50% of the course tuition fees. Details of the tuition fee will be mentioned on the conditional offer letter.

Educational Loan:

If you wish to apply for an educational loan, the bank will ask for the following documents:

• University Admission Letter – This will be issued to you by the college once you have submitted all the documents. The tuition fees structure will be mentioned in the college admission letter.
• Living Expenses: You need to submit details of living expenses as required by the visa authorities. Please take a printout of the page on opening the link:
  https://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/global/live-in-australia/living-costs

Please let us know if you wish to apply for an educational loan and we shall ask the concerned person to get in touch with you.

STCW Courses & Tanker Courses:

AMSA does not accept the STCW advanced courses and Tanker Courses from India. Hence, the following courses will have to be redone in Australia.

• Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF)
• Medical First Aid (MFA)
• Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boat (PSC&RB)
• Tanker Safety Courses (Oil, Chemical and Gas)

• You are allowed to work in Australia after your course starting date.
• During vacation time, you can work unlimited hours whilst during term time you can work upto 40 hours every 2 weeks.
• The minimum wage rate in Australia is Au$ 20 per hour i.e. about 1,140 INR per hour.
• Your spouse can work 40 hours every fortnight during her stay in Australia.

Approximate net expense for student and spouse under different conditions are given below:

• Total expense for student is approximately Au$ 33,000 (19 Lakhs INR if 1 AU$ = 57 INR) if he does not work part-time in Australia.
• Total expense for student is approximately Au$ 17,000 (10 Lakhs INR if 1 Au$ = 57 INR) if he works part-time in Australia.
• Total expense for student and wife is approximately Au$ 42,000 (24 Lakhs INR if 1 Au$ = 57 INR) if none of them work part-time in Australia.

• Total expense for student and wife is approximately Au$ 10,000 (6 Lakhs INR if 1 Au$ = 57 INR) if both of them work part-time in Australia.