AUR30520 Certificate III in Marine Mechanical Technology
Shape your future as a Marine Light Technician with SM TAFE!
Dive into a hands-on apprenticeship servicing pleasure craft. Learn on and off the job, with four-week training blocks biannually over 2.5 years. Gain expertise in inboard/outboard motors for trailers or moored crafts.
Your skills will be reinforced in the workplace, signed off by both trainers and employers, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.
This course is low fee* for residents of Western Australia and temporary residents holding certain visa types. An annual fee cap of $400 for those aged 15-24 or concession holders or $1,200 for everyone else, applies to this course. Some eligibility conditions apply for the low fee training and other fees may apply for some courses. Please refer to the FAQs for more information.
*Please note that eligibility requirements apply to some of the low fee training.
Overview
Where Fremantle
When Continuous enrolment
How Apprenticeship
An apprentice Automotive Technician - Marine Light is involved in working mainly on pleasure craft with inboard or outboard motors, they can be trailer mounted and pull behind a car or moored in the river, ocean or a marina.
This apprenticeship training program comprises on and off the job components, with training blocks of four weeks twice a year for 2.5 years. Block release times are negotiated with industry to minimise the impact on peak workplace production. During the block release, all candidates undertake training and assessment and competency results are signed off in the training record book. When the candidate returns to industry, learning is reinforced in the workplace to further develop the candidate’s skills and increase proficiency. The employer also signs off – that the candidate has undertaken tasks in the workplace.
- demonstrate knowledge and skills relevant to the various types of marine engines
- adjust, test and repair engines, transmission, fuel systems, hydraulic steering systems, cooling systems, electrical systems, propellers and boat trailers
- use testing equipment and/or refer to manufacturers' specifications and manuals - dismantle faulty assemblies, repair or replace worn or damaged parts and reassemble, adjust and test the repaired mechanism
- perform scheduled maintenance services such as oil changes, lubrications and tune-ups - advise customers on work performed, general vessel conditions and future repair requirements
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Indicative fees and charges
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for all units in the course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. If you're a student that has successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in to complete this course. Please view the full list of fee disclaimers.
Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AURAEA002 | Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace |
| AURASA102 | Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace |
| AURETR112 | Test and repair basic electrical circuits |
| AURETR125 | Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles |
| AURETR129 | Diagnose and repair charging systems |
| AURETR130 | Diagnose and repair starting systems |
| AURRTE008 | Install marine engines, controls and instruments |
| AURRTR007 | Install marine electrical systems and components |
| AURRTR106 | Diagnose and repair marine electrical systems |
| AURTTE001 | Apply knowledge of engine science |
| AURTTK102 | Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace |
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AURETR006 | Solder electrical wiring and circuits |
| AURETR123 | Diagnose and repair spark ignition engine management systems |
| AURETR124 | Diagnose and repair compression ignition engine management systems |
| AURETR131 | Diagnose and repair ignition systems |
| AURRTC101 | Diagnose and repair marine exhaust and cooling systems |
| AURRTD101 | Diagnose and repair marine steering systems |
| AURRTE002 | Inspect and service marine outboard engines |
| AURRTE003 | Inspect and service marine inboard engines |
| AURRTE106 | Diagnose and repair marine outboard engines |
| AURRTE107 | Diagnose and repair marine inboard engines |
| AURRTF001 | Diagnose and repair petrol and diesel marine fuel systems |
| AURRTX103 | Diagnose and repair marine outboard and stern drive transmissions |
| AURTTA010 | Service and repair trailers up to 4.5 tonnes |
| AURTTA113 | Diagnose and repair hydraulic systems |
| AURTTA118 | Develop and carry out diagnostic test strategies |
| AURTTA121 | Diagnose complex system faults |
| AURTTF105 | Diagnose and repair engine forced-induction systems |
| AURTTF106 | Diagnose and repair petrol carburettor systems |
| AURTTK001 | Use and maintain measuring equipment in an automotive workplace |