| Grade of Certification |
Operational Limits |
Coxswain |
Dual qualification to act as master and/or engineer on either a trading or fishing vessel less than 12m in length and with engines up to 250kW, operating up to 15 nautical miles from the coast. |
Master Class 5 |
Master of trading vessels less than 24m in length, operating up to 100 nautical miles from the coast.& Certificates may be endorsed to 200 nautical miles. |
Mate Class 4 |
Bridge Watchkeeper on trading vessels less than 80m in length, operating up to 600 nautical miles from the coast. |
Master Class 4 |
Master of trading vessels less than 80m in length, operating up to 15 nautical miles from the coast or less than 35m in length operating up to 200 nautical miles from the coast. Certificates may be endorsed to 600 nautical miles. |
Master Class 3 |
Master of trading vessels up to 80m in length, operating up to 600 nautical miles from the coast. |
Marine Engine Driver Grade Three (MED 3) |
Engineer of vessels with propulsion machinery of maximum continuous power less than 500 kW operating up to 30 nautical miles from the coast or maximum continuous power less than 250 kW operating up to 100 nautical miles from the coast. |
Marine Engine Driver Grade Two (MED 2) |
Engineer of vessels with propulsion machinery of maximum continuous power less than 750 kW operating up to 15 nautical miles from the coast or maximum continuous power less than 500 kW operating up to 200 nautical miles from the coast. |
Marine Engine Driver Grade One (MED 1) |
Engineer of vessels with propulsion machinery of maximum continuous power less than 1500 kW operating up to 30 nautical miles from the coast or maximum continuous power less than 750 kW operating up to 600 nautical miles from the coast. |
Engineer Class 3 |
Chief Engineer of vessels with propulsion machinery of maximum continuous power less than 1500 kW operating up to 600 nautical miles from the coast. |
Skipper Grade Three |
Master of licensed fishing vessel less than 24m in length operating up to 100 nautical miles from the coast. Certificates may be endorsed to 200 nautical miles. |
Skipper Grade Two |
Master of licensed fishing vessel less than 80m in length, operating up to 15 nautical miles from the coast or less than 35m in length operating up to 200 nautical miles from the coast. Certificates may be endorsed to 600 nautical miles. |
Skipper Grade One |
Master of licensed fishing vessel up to 80m in length operating up to 600 nautical miles from the coast. |
| Master of vehicular ferry in chains |
Master of a vessel, designed to carry vehicles across a waterway, that is winched across by a system of cables or chains permanently fixed to each side of the shore. |
General purpose hand |
Person assisting the master or engineer in carrying out of duties relating to the operation of the vessel. |
