Marine Mechanical Technology RPL evidence guide

Certificate III in Marine Mechanical Technology takes 30 units. Through Recognition of Prior Learning, each unit is assessed on evidence of work you have already done rather than on training you sit through.

What the assessment looks at

Every unit sets out what you must be able to do and what you must know. An assessor works through them one at a time, asking the same question each time: does this person's evidence show they can do this reliably, in a real workplace, recently enough to count?

You can read the full requirements for AUR30520 on the national training register. They are public, and worth a look before you spend anything — if the units describe work you have never done, RPL is not your route.

Evidence worth gathering before you start

Photos of completed jobs, ideally showing a few stages of the same job, with their original dates intact.
Job sheets, dockets, work orders or site diaries covering a spread of jobs.
Supervisors, employers or clients who will confirm specifically what you did.
Any licences or tickets you already hold.

How the guided process works

You work through the 30 units one at a time, talking about jobs you have actually done. You can speak rather than type. Add photos as you find them, and stop whenever you like — progress saves itself, and most people spread this over weeks while they dig out records. At the end you have an evidence portfolio your RTO's assessor can work through.

What this does not do

It does not assess you, and it cannot promise you AUR30520. An assessor at a registered training organisation makes that decision and may require further evidence or training. What a complete portfolio buys you is a fair assessment rather than a rejection over paperwork.

See what AUR30520 involves →

The 30 units you complete, chosen from these 71

You do not do all 71. Certificate III in Marine Mechanical Technology is 11 core units, which everyone does, plus 19 chosen from the 60 electives below. Read both lists before you spend anything — it is the fastest way to tell whether RPL is your route. If most of this describes work you have done, you have a case to make. If whole sections describe work you have never touched, an assessor will say so, and doing the course is the honest answer.

Worth knowing: 5 of them have a prerequisite unit, so the order you gather evidence in matters.

Core units — everyone does these

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

Electives — you choose from these

AURAFA001 — Use numbers in an automotive workplace
AURETB101 — Diagnose and repair electric braking systems
AURETH017 — Work safely with hydrogen in the automotive industry
AURETH018 — Inspect and maintain hydrogen fuel cell system
AURETH101 — Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehicles
AURETK002 — Use and maintain electrical test equipment in an automotive workplace
AURETR006 — Solder electrical wiring and circuits
AURETR009 — Install vehicle lighting and wiring systems
AURETR011 — Install basic ancillary electrical systems and components
AURETR026 — Remove, replace and program electrical and electronic units and assemblies
AURETR115 — Inspect, test and service batteries
AURETR121 — Diagnose, repair and replace heavy vehicle electronic management, monitoring and tracking systems
AURETR123 — Diagnose and repair spark ignition engine management systems
AURETR124 — Diagnose and repair compression ignition engine management systems
AURETR128 — Diagnose and repair instruments and warning systems
AURETR131 — Diagnose and repair ignition systems
AURETR132 — Diagnose and repair automotive electrical systems
AURHTF102 — Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle diesel fuel injection systems
AURHTL101 — Inspect, diagnose and repair alternative fuel systems in heavy vehicle engines
AURHTZ101 — Diagnose and repair heavy vehicle emission control systems
AURLTB103 — Diagnose and repair light vehicle hydraulic braking 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
AURRTE011 — Overhaul two and four-stroke cycle marine outboard 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
AURRTQ001 — Inspect and service marine inboard propeller drive systems
AURRTQ002 — Inspect and service marine jet drive propulsion systems
AURRTQ005 — Install marine jet drive propulsion systems
AURRTQ104 — Diagnose and repair marine inboard propeller drive systems
AURRTQ106 — Diagnose and repair marine jet drive propulsion systems
AURRTR108 — Diagnose and repair marine network electronic control systems
AURRTX001 — Inspect and service marine outboard and stern drive transmissions
AURRTX002 — Inspect and service marine inboard transmissions
AURRTX103 — Diagnose and repair marine outboard and stern drive transmissions
AURRTX104 — Diagnose and repair marine inboard transmissions
AURTGA001 — Drive and manoeuvre trailers
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
AURTTB101 — Inspect and service braking systems
AURTTF102 — Inspect and service diesel fuel injection systems
AURTTF105 — Diagnose and repair engine forced-induction systems
AURTTK001 — Use and maintain measuring equipment in an automotive workplace
AURVTW018 — Carry out oxyacetylene welding, thermal heating and cutting
AURVTW101 — Carry out manual metal arc welding on components
AURVTW103 — Carry out advanced gas metal arc welding on vehicle body sections
BSBPEF202 — Plan and apply time management
BSBPEF301 — Organise personal work priorities
MEM09002 — Interpret technical drawing
MEM12023 — Perform engineering measurements
MEM12024 — Perform computations
MEM13015 — Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering
MEM16006 — Organise and communicate information
TLID0020 — Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
TLILIC0003 — Licence to operate a forklift truck

Each unit breaks down further into elements and performance criteria — the specific things you have to be able to show. The guide works through them one unit at a time and asks about jobs you have actually done, rather than making you read the register yourself.

Related qualifications

Same training package, and a common second choice for people who find this one is not quite their trade:

Certificate III in Agricultural Mechanical Technology (AUR30420, 36 units)
Certificate III in Automotive Administration (AUR30126, 18 units)
Certificate III in Automotive Electrical Technology (AUR30320, 32 units)
Certificate III in Bicycle Workshop Operations (AUR30220, 28 units)
Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology (AUR30620, 36 units)
Certificate III in Outdoor Power Equipment Technology (AUR30720, 38 units)

More RPL in automotive

Every qualification in this industry, which of them have a guide ready, and what assessors here accept as evidence: RPL in automotive.

When you are ready, see what AUR30520 costs and what the guide asks you for, or read what counts as evidence and how RPL compares with doing the course.

RPL for Certificate III in Marine Mechanical Technology