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MARSS00016 Tanker Familiarisation Skill Set

MARSS00016 is the nationally recognised Tanker Familiarisation Skill Set: a short group of units from the MAR training package, not a full qualification. It is current on the national register, with no earlier version recorded. 20 people enrolled in 2025, down 50% on the year before.

Register data synced 19 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Register status
Current
No earlier version recorded
Enrolments
Falling fast
Down 50% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

Enrolments in the Tanker Familiarisation Skill Set are dropping fast. Across Australia, 40 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 20, down 50% in a year. National data for MARSS00016 starts in 2021.

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework

What does studying it involve?

The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.

Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to MARSS00016 like any program on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists

What does it cost, and who funds it?

State funding for MARSS00016 is being verified against official program lists.

Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.

Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
training.gov.au · unit packaging

What is in the skill set

This skill set is 2 units.

  • MARA012Contribute to basic cargo operations on liquefied gas tankers
  • MARA013Contribute to basic cargo operations on oil and chemical tankers (basic oil and chemical)
training.gov.au national register, MARSS00016 release 2
Same training package

What full qualifications come from the MAR training package?

Certificate III in Maritime Operations (Marine Engine Driver Grade 2 Near Coastal)
MAR30824 · qualification guide
Certificate IV in Maritime Operations (Master up to 45 metres Near Coastal)
MAR40324 · qualification guide
Diploma of Marine Engineering
MAR50120 · qualification guide
Advanced Diploma of Maritime Operations (Master Unlimited)
MAR60220 · qualification guide
Certificate II in Maritime Operations (Linesperson)
MAR20121 · qualification guide
Certificate I in Maritime Operations (General Purpose Hand Near Coastal)
MAR10224 · qualification guide
Where to study

Where can I study MARSS00016?

No Get Course partner currently lists this skill set. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: register training.gov.au, synced 17 September 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register synced 19 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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