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Lakes Entrance Bar Crossing for Recreational Operators

  • Non-Award

SEAMEC offers a full day course for recreational boating enthusiasts who intend to cross any bar to the ocean and wish to return in a safe manner.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award

About this course

SEAMEC offers a full day course for recreational boating enthusiasts who intend to cross any bar to the ocean and wish to return in a safe manner. This course also forms the pre-requisite training for commercial operators wishing to gain a Local Knowledge Endorsement LK8 for the Lakes Entrance Bar - Passenger Carrying vessels.

Gain confidence in your ability to understand and negotiate any ocean access bar. The course comprises classroom theory, practical on-water demonstrations and introduces interpretation of charts, weather maps, cloud formations and assessment of conditions at a bar or ocean entrance.

Learn...



  • How to recognise signage and understand natural phenomena
  • Safe bar crossing protocols
  • The importance of correct usage of safety equipment
  • Procedures for safe bar crossings
  • Boat handling skills

Career pathways

  • Professional charter boat operators
  • recreational boaters