Skill set details

Release 1. This is the first release of this Skill Set in the MAR Maritime Training Package.

This Skill Set reflects the skills and knowledge required by a Compass Adjuster to adjust magnetic compasses for vessels less than or equal to 45 metres in length.

Length means 'measured length' as defined in the current National Standards for Commercial Vessels (NSCV).

This Skill Set is part of the MAR Maritime Training Package.

Check with Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) before undertaking this Skill Set to determine requirements for a Compass Adjuster to adjust magnetic compasses for vessels less than and equal to 45 metres in length.

This Skill Set is one of the requirements to obtain certification as a Compass Adjuster as defined in Marine Order 27.

Entry Requirements 

To undertake this Skill Set a person must hold a certificate of competency:

• that permits a person to command a vessel less than 24 metres (Masters < 24 m Near Coastal (NC)) or an equivalent certificate as a Master recognised by AMSA, or
• a current compass adjuster licence issued by a state or territory or AMSA for those vessels.

A total of 2 units of competency must be attained. 

MARB051

Apply elements of magnetic compass adjusting

MARB052

Apply knowledge of the principles of magnetic compass adjusting

Persons interested in certification as a Compass Adjuster Limited for vessels less than or equal to 45 metres in length.

This MARSS00037 Compass Adjuster Limited Skill Set is from the MAR Maritime Training Package and meets some of the industry requirements for a Compass Adjuster, to adjust magnetic compasses on vessels less than or equal to 45 metres in length.