本课程侧重于发展在船上担任甲板值班员所需的实践技能和知识。您将学习执行与货物处理，船舶稳定性和操纵性，设备检查和维护，操作质量和安全性相关的各种任务。此外，您还将学习使用标准海洋词汇，视觉信号和其他海洋设备进行交流。您将学习通过使用雷达和其他桥梁设备确定船只的位置。将指导您如何测量和观察天气状况，以及如何将其解释和应用于值班。该课程符合《 2012年澳大利亚航海法》 2014年海事命令-第71部分（船长和甲板人员）中对甲板值班员认证的教育要求。要获得船舶的海上时间/服务证明， AMSA网站的合格证书。
The Diploma of Maritime Operations (Watchkeeper Deck) is your passport to sea life on international waters as a watchkeeper deck officer. Take your sense of adventure, natural abilities in navigation and challenge yourself to take the next step in your career.<br><br>During this course you will participate in a range of different experiences, like fighting fires in simulated environments, practicing in-water survival skills and rescuing others in distress, as well as learning the knack of the seaman's knots and hitches to ships in rough waters.<br><br>You will be challenged to develop your leadership capability to lead and manage a crew on any size vessel and you will gain the skills to instruct the ship's crew on watch keeping, wheelhouse operations, environmental management, routine maintenance, keeping records and logbooks, communications, stability and more.