此资格适用于在海运行业入门级职位中作为通用手在甲板上或在专属经济区（EEZ）内80米以内的船舶的机舱内或仅在机舱内工作的人员。推进功率高达3000千瓦的船舶。
Set sail in your new career as a general purpose hand with the nationally accredited Certificate I in Maritime Operations (General Purpose Hand Near Coastal). Learn to work as part of a crew, on deck or in the engine room, on a vessel up to 80 metres. Plus, get one step closer to certification with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). Through theoretical and practical course work, you will learn: Critical survival skills in the event of vessel abandonment, To fight fires on board a vessel, Nautical terminology, Practical seamanship skills, How to operate inboard and outboard motors, Environmental work practices to protect our waters, How to work effectively as part of a crew.