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80 - Hour Advanced Navigation

Course # 1786

$2200.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 12 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Advanced Navigation course will satisfy the Advanced Navigation training requirements for STCW certification as Master or Chief Mate on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC). In conjunction with this course, any approved instructor is authorized to sign-off for a successful demonstration on the students’ “Control Sheets” for the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code: M-1-1A; M-1-1B; M-1-2G; M-1-2H; M-1-2I; M-1-4A; M-2-1D; M-2-1E; M-2-1F; M-6-3A; M-6-3B; and M-6-3C.

This 10-day course provides trainees with knowledge, understanding and proficiency in appraising and planning an ocean and coastal voyage. Use of Bridge Electronics such as GPS, GYRO and Autopilot in executing the plan. Includes: Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems which provides students with knowledge and skills necessary to fully utilize the features of ECDIS, including installation and correction of electronic charts. This course is intended to meet the requirements for:
1. Adaptive Steering Systems;
2. Determine and Allow for Compass Errors;
3. Systems of the Gyro Compass;
4. Planning a Voyage and Conducting Navigation;
5. Loran GPS/DGPS and other Satellite Systems
6. Determine a Position-Chart Plotting;
7. ECDIS
8. Navigational Software Programs.
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80 - Hour Advanced Shiphandling

Course # 1785

$3500.00

Minimum Class Size: 4 persons
Maximum Class Size: 6 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Advanced Shiphandling course will satisfy the Advanced Shiphandling training requirements for STCW certification as Master or Chief Mate on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC). The practical assessments in this will be accepted as the equivalent of the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code: M-3-1A; M-8-1A; M-8-2A; M-8-3A; M-8-4A; M-8-5A; M-8-6A; M-8-6B; M-8-7A; M-8-8A and M-8-9A. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.

This 10-day course presents theories and practices of seamanship and shiphandling. Topics that will be include: maneuvering of vessels, propulsion and steering systems, interaction between vessels and/or constraining channels, and the use of tugs, mooring, anchoring, and port arrival/departure Studies will also address wire rope, lines, towing, salvage, heavy weather, emergencies such as loss of steering, and special situations encountered by vessels.. Studies will also address wire rope, lines, towing, salvage, ice seamanship, heavy weather, emergencies such as loss of steering, and special situations encountered by vessels. Simulators and vessels will be used in lab exercises to allow the student to apply the shiphandling and seamanship theories. A key aspect of the course is an assessment of the student’s ability to properly process and utilize information needed by the deck officer to safely operate a vessel under a variety of situations this will provide students with advanced knowledge and application of forces, turning and stopping review, traffic separation schemes and VTS, pilot station maneuvers and heavy weather with search & rescue. Also included is review of pivot point and transverse thrust, propulsion and rudder systems, docking and undocking, with drydocking included. The objective of the course is to provide students with theory and training in Shiphandling and in doing so satisfy company, national and international regulations for candidates for certification as master or chief mate as follows:
1.STCW Code A-II/2 Maneuvering and Handle a Ship in all Conditions; and
2. USCG 46 CFR 10.910 Table 10.910-2 Ship Maneuvering and Handling.
Upon completion of this course, the students will be knowledgeable of and have a proficiency in the following areas:
1. Approaching pilot vessels;
2. Ship handling in restricted waters;
3. Constant rate of turn techniques;
4. Maneuvering in shallow water;
5. Interaction with bank, canal, ship and tug;
6. Berthing and Unberthing;
7. Anchoring; Dry-docking;
8. Handling Ships in Heavy Weather, and
9. Navigating in or near ice.
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40 - Hour Advanced Stability

Course # 1789

$1000.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 12 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 40-hour Advanced Stability course will satisfy the Advanced Stability training requirements for STCW certification as Master or Chief Mate on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC). The practical assessments conducted in this course will be accepted as the equivalent of the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code: M-9-1A; M-9-1B; M-9-1C; and M-9-1D. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.

This 5-day course provides thorough knowledge of stability principles and practical application to a variety of ship types. Includes practical assessments of stability software use as required by USCG. Topics include physical laws affecting a floating body, effects of cargo operations, loose water, fuel consumption, grounding and flooding on vessel stability. The objective of this stability course is to provide students with a review of stability fundamentals and practices and in doing so, satisfy company, national, and international regulations for candidates for certification as master or chief mate as follows:
1. STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A-II/2 Competence: Control trim, stability, and stress.
2. Bending Moments
3. Damage Stability
4. Stability Software
Upon completion of this course, the students will be knowledgeable of and will have demonstrated proficiency in the following areas:
1. Understanding theories and factors affecting trim and stability and be able to use tables, diagrams and stress calculations
2. Knowledge of the effect on trim and stability of a ship in the event of damage to and consequent flooding of a compartment and countermeasures to be taken will be understood
3. Knowledge concerning intact stability
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40 - Hour Advanced Watchkeeping

Course # 1787

$1500.00

Minimum Class Size: 4 persons
Maximum Class Size: 6 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 40-hour Advanced Watchkeeping course will satisfy the Watchkeeping and Advanced COLREGS training requirements for STCW certification as Master or Chief Mate on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC). The practical assessments in this course will be accepted as the equivalent of assessments M-4-1A; M-4-1B; M-4-1C; and M-4-2A from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification

Included in this 5-day course is a thorough review of the COLREGS and analysis of decision-making in complex traffic situations. Use of case studies and play back simulation reinforces lessons learned. Active discussions allow students to explore collision avoidance options that are most effective. Comprehensive study of the navigation rules and regulations including purpose, technical provisions and application. Provides a comparative study of the international (COLREGS) and inland (U.S. domestic) rules with emphasis on practical interpretation and application. The objective of the course is to instruct in the areas relevant to Bridge Resource Management.  And, in doing so, satisfy company, national, and international regulations as stated in Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (1995) tables – A-II/1, A-II/2, and section B-VIII/2, for competence in knowledge of the following:
1. A thorough knowledge of the principles in keeping a navigational watch, and Effective bridge teamwork procedures
2. STCW Code A-II/2 COLREGS; and
3. USCG -46 CFR 10.910 Table 10.910-2 COLREGS and the Inland Navigational Rules.
Upon completion of this course, the students will be knowledgeable of and have a proficiency enabling them to pass the simulator assessment at the end of this course, in the following areas:
1. COLREGS; and
2. The Inland Navigational Rules.
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104 - Hour Apprentice Mate (Steering)

Course # 1757

$1600.00

Minimum Class Size: 10 persons
Maximum Class Size: 20 persons
Any applicant successfully completing your 104-hour Apprentice Mate (Steersman) course and presenting your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for original issuance or 46 CFR 10. 209(c)(iii) for renewal of a license as Apprentice Mate (Steersman) of Towing Vessels (Near Coastal or Inland). This course will NOT satisfy the navigation problems examination requirement for a license valid upon western rivers.

Upon completion of instruction the student shall have a good understanding of the subjects pertains to a mariner in training to become master or mate (pilot) of towing vessels or master of towing vessels (harbor assist).
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16 - Hour Apprentice Mate (Steering) Upgrade

Course # 1755

$400.00

Minimum Class Size: 10 persons
Maximum Class Size: 20 persons
Any applicant successfully completing your 16-hour Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Upgrade course and presenting their Certificate of Training WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for original issuance of a license as Apprentice Mate (Steersman) of Towing Vessels (Near Coastal or Inland); PROVIDED that they either hold a license as Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons or have satisfied the examination requirements for a license as Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS

Upon completion of instruction the student shall have a good understanding of the subjects pertains to a mariner in training to become master or mate (pilot) of towing vessels or master of towing vessels (harbor assist).
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32 - Hour Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Increase in Scope from Western Rivers to Inland Routes for Towing Vessels

Course # 1748

$600.00

Any applicant who has successfully completed Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy's 32 hour Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Increase in Scope from Western Rivers to Inland Routes for Towing Vessels course, and presents our certificate of training within one year of completion of training, will satisgy the Navigation General + Chart Navigation (exam module 073XX), Navigation General (exam module 072X1) to add authority for inland routes to a license as Apprentice Mate (Steersman) on Western Rivers, Mate (Pilot), of Towing Vessels on Western Rivers, or Master of Towing Vessels on Western Rivers.
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4 - Hour Towing Assistance

Course # 1766

$100.00

Minimum Class Size: 10 persons
Maximum Class Size: 20 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 4-hour Assistance Towing course and presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.482(b) for an Assistance Towing endorsement to any license up to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons.

Upon completion of 4-hours of instruction and examination, each student shall have a good understanding of the subject.  The level of understanding will be at least equal to the standard for passing the Assistance Towing Endorsement examination given in the Regional Examination Center and will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.482(b) for an Assistance Towing endorsement to any license up to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons.
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32 - Hour Automatic Radar Plotter Aid (ARPA)

Course # 1703

$700.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 12 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 32-hour Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) course, including successful demonstration of all practical assessments, will satisfy the ARPA training requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC) and of 46 CFR 10.205(m)(1). The practical assessments conducted in this course will be accepted as the equivalent of the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code: OICNW-3-2A; OICNW-3-2B; OICNW-3-2C; OICNW-3-2D; OICNW-3-2E; OICNW-3-2F; OICNW-3-2G; OICNW-3-2H; OICNW-3-2I; OICNW-3-2J; OICNW-3-2K; OICNW-3-2L; OICNW-3-2M and M-5-1B; M-5-1C. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.

Subjects in this 5-day course include review and recertification of radar plotting, ARPA theory, ARPA errors and limitations. This course covers technical and practical applications of radar and ARPA for those who will be in charge of navigational watch or a member of a bridge team. Information is presented that is necessary for the deck officer or bridge team member to stand safe bridge watch. This includes the theory, operation, limitations and practical applications of radar navigation, collision avoidance and radar and ARPA systems. Students will be exposed to a variety of radar and ARPA types, collision situations and navigation exercises. Trainees use commercial ARPA equipment with landmasses, environmental effects and vessel returns generated by Transas simulation. The course covers the methods by which the ARPA acquires and tracks radar contacts and demonstrates the limitations of the radar equipment including the dangers of over-reliance on information derived from ARPA.  Also covered are performance standards for ARPA, the effects of inaccuracies in the course and speed inputs, the selection of speed data input and the systems response to changes in course and speed of own ship and/or contact vessel. The exercises used in this course of instruction will provide practice in the proper use of the radar and ARPA and to recognize potential threats and determine proper action to avoid these threats in accordance with the applicable Rules of the Road. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to extract the information needed on course, speed and CPA to enable early action to be taken to provide for a safe passing distance.
Prerequisite: Radar Observer Unlimited
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4 - Hour Auxiliary Sailing

Course # 1767

$100.00

Minimum Class Size: 10 persons
Maximum Class Size: 20 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 4-hour Auxiliary Sail course and presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for an Auxiliary Sail endorsement to any deck license up to 200 gross tons.

Upon completion of 4-hours of instruction and examination, each student shall have a good understanding of the subject.  The level of understanding will be at least equal to the standard for passing the Sail Endorsement examination given in the Regional Examination Center and will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.482(b) for an Sail endorsement to any license up to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons.
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16 - Hour Basic Fire Fighting

Course # 1735

$500.00

Minimum Class Size: 10 persons
Maximum Class Size: 20 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 16-hour Basic Fire Fighting course will satisfy the: (1) Basic Safety Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting training requirements of Section A-VI/1 and Table A-VI/1-2 of the STCW Code and 46 CFR 10.205(l)(2); --AND-- (2) Basic Fire Fighting training requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(g) and 10.401(g)(1) for a license; --AND-- (3) Fire Fighting training requirements of 46 CFR 13.113(d)(2)(i)(A), 13.113(e)(1)(i)(A) or (B), 13.201(e), 13.301(e), 13.401(d) or 13.501(e) for any tankerman endorsement.

Provides the student with the knowledge and experience to handle shipboard fires and emergencies. The student will be instructed in the behavior of fire, prevention and suppression techniques and equipment. The student will be instructed in the safe use of respirators, fit testing of respirators, and the application of this training to firefighting and other hostile environments. This course is designed to give the student the necessary skills to minimize the risk of fire and maintain a state of readiness for combating shipboard fires. This Firefighting Course will also provide hands on training with the equipment utilized at this facility and the equipment found on various vessels operating at this facility. A trainee successfully completing this course will be enabled to react in a correct manner in the event of an outbreak of fire, to take appropriate measures for the safety of personnel and of the ship, and to use the fire appliances correctly. He will also be able to state and demonstrate that he has acquired knowledge and skills, which, in some instances, will enable him to identify and correct defects and thus prevent fire from occurring.
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40 – Hour Basic Safety Training

Course # 1784

$1000.00

Minimum Class Size: 10 persons
Maximum Class Size: 20 persons
Basic Safety Training
This 5-day course is required for all mariners. It is comprised of basic survival techniques, personal and social responsibilities, First Aid/CPR and Basic Firefighting , preventing marine pollution and basic firefighting. Students are trained and must demonstrate proficiency in all disciplines.
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40 – Basic Shiphandling & Steering Control Systems

Course # 1784

$1900.00

Minimum Class Size: 4 persons
Maximum Class Size: 6 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 40-hour Basic Shiphandling course will satisfy the Basic Shiphandling & Steering Control Systems training requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC). The practical assessments in this will be accepted as the equivalent of the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code: OICNW-1-6A; OICNW-1-6B; and OICNW-5-1A, OICNW-5-1B, and OICNW-5-1C. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.

This 5-day course covers turning circle and stopping distance, effects of wind and current, man overboard maneuvers, shallow water effects, anchoring and steering control systems. Covers fundamentals of shiphandling for a vessels based on double and single-screw theory. Applied instruction in shiphandling techniques, includes: backing and filling; “Y-backing”; emergency stopping; flanking; and docking and undocking. procedures and basic anchoring. It utilizes full mission visual simulation to reinforce theoretical lessons This course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-II/2 of STCW 1995 for the function Navigation at the Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC) Level This course provides the background knowledge in Planning a voyage and Conduct Navigation to support the tasks, duties and responsibilities in: Basic Shiphandling & Steering Control Systems training. The trainees who successfully complete this course will have gained experience in handling ships under various conditions and will make a more effective contribution to the bridge team during ship maneuvering in normal and emergency situations. In particular, trainees will gain:
1. Familiarization with the use of engines and helm for ship maneuvering;
2. an understanding of the effects on the behavior of the ship of wind, current, shallow water, banks and narrow channels and condition of loading;
3. a greater awareness of the importance of planning a passage or maneuver and the need for an alternative plan;
4. a greater understanding and awareness of efficient bridge procedures and bridge teamwork during watchkeeping and ship handling, in normal and in emergency situations;
5. a greater awareness and understanding of a good interactive communication style and benefit of building up a common shared mental model of the planned passage.
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24 - Hour Bridge Resource Management

Course # 1715

$600.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 12 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 24-hour Bridge Resource Management course will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(o) and Section B-VIII/2, Part 3-1 of the STCW Code.

This 3-day course will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(o) and the requirements of the Seafarer’s Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code, Section B-VIII/2, Part 3-1 (as listed below).  This course is designed to meet the USCG requirements in 46 CFR 10.205(o) and the STCW-95 requirements of Section B, VII/2, Part 3-1. Bridge Resource Management or as it is also called Bridge Team Management (BTM), is the effective management and utilization of all resources, human and technical, available to the Bridge Team to ensure the safe completion of the vessel’s voyage. BRM focuses on bridge officers’ skills such as teamwork, teambuilding, communication, leadership, decision-making and resource management and incorporates this into the larger picture of organizational and regulatory management. BRM addresses the management of operational tasks, as well as stress, attitudes and risk. This is a non-simulator based course. Masters and officers in charge of the navigational watch must be aware of the need for continuously reassessing how bridge-watch resources are being allocated and used, based on bridge resource management principles such as the following:
1. a sufficient number of qualified individuals should be on watch to ensure all duties can be performed effectively;
2. all members of the navigational watch should be appropriately qualified and fit to perform their duties efficiently and effectively or the officer in charge of the navigational watch should take into account any limitation in qualifications or fitness of the individuals available when making navigational and operational decisions;
3. duties should be clearly and unambiguously assigned to specific individuals, who should confirm that they understand their responsibilities;
4. tasks should be performed according to a clear order of priority;
5. no member of the navigational watch should be assigned more duties or more difficult tasks than can be performed effectively;
6. individuals should be assigned at all times to locations at which they can most efficiently and effectively perform their duties, and individuals should be reassigned to other locations as circumstances may require;
7. members of the navigational watch should not be assigned to different duties, tasks or locations until the officer in charge of the navigational watch is certain that the adjustment can be accomplished efficiently and effectively;
8. instruments and equipment considered necessary for effective performance of duties should be readily available to appropriate members of the navigational watch;
9. communications among members of the navigational watch should be clear, immediate, reliable, and relevant to the business at hand;
10. non-essential activity and distractions should be avoided, suppressed or removed;
11. all bridge equipment should be operating properly and if not, the officer in charge of the navigational watch should take into account any malfunction which may exist in making operational decisions;
12. all essential information should be collected, processed and interpreted, and made conveniently available to those who require it for the performance of their duties;
13. non-essential materials should not be placed on the bridge or any work surface; and
14. members of the navigational watch should at all times be prepared to respond efficiently and effectively to changes in circumstances.
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37 - Hour Bridge Resource Management (Simulator)

Course # 1745

$1900.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 6 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 37-hour Bridge Resource Management course will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(o) and Section B-VIII/2, Part 3-1 of the STCW Code. In conjunction with this course, any approved instructor for this course is authorized to sign-off for a successful demonstration on the students’ “Control Sheets” for the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code: M-5-1A; M-5-1B; M-5-1C; and M-5-1D.

This is a 5-day course utilizing the Full Bridge Mission Simulator. This course is designed to meet the USCG requirements in 46 CFR 10.205(o) and the STCW-95 requirements of Section B, VII/2, Part 3-1. Bride Resource Management  or as it is also called Bridge Team Management (BTM), is the effective management and utilization of all resources, human and technical, available to the Bridge Team to ensure the safe completion of the vessel’s voyage. BRM focuses on bridge officers’ skills such as teamwork, teambuilding, communication, leadership, decision-making and resource management and incorporates this into the larger picture of organizational and regulatory management. BRM addresses the management of operational tasks, as well as stress, attitudes and risk. Course to provide the training for masters and navigating officers seeking STCW endorsement at the management (Master/Mate) level on vessels of unlimited tonnage provide the candidate with the competence and skills to conduct a navigational watch under all conditions, following the principles of proper bridge resource management. This course is practical and theoretical and consists of a series of exercises performed on a ship handling simulator. The objective of the course is to instruct in the areas relevant to Bridge Resource Management and, in doing so, satisfy company, national, and international regulations as stated in Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (1995) tables – A-II/1, A-II/2, and section B-VIII/2, for competence in knowledge of the following:
1. A thorough knowledge of the principles in keeping a navigational watch, and Effective bridge teamwork procedures
2. STCW Code A-II/2 COLREGS; and
3. USCG -46 CFR 10.910 Table 10.910-2 COLREGS and the Inland Navigational Rules.
The trainees who successfully complete this course will have gained experience in handling ships under various conditions and will make a more effective contribution to the bridge team during ship maneuvering in normal and emergency situations. In particular, trainees will gain:
1. familiarization with the use of engines and helm for ship maneuvering;
2. an understanding of the effects on the behavior of the ship of wind, current, shallow water, banks and narrow channels and condition of loading;
3. a greater awareness of the importance of planning a passage or maneuver and the need for an alternative plan;
4. a greater understanding and awareness of efficient bridge procedures and bridge teamwork during watchkeeping and ship handling, in normal and in emergency situations;
5. a greater awareness and understanding of a good interactive communication style and benefit of building up a common shared mental model of the planned passage.
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40 – Hour Cargo Handling & Stowage (Operational Level)

Course # 1717

$800.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 12 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 40-hour Cargo Handling (Operational Level) course will satisfy the Cargo Handling training requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC).

This 5-day will satisfy the candidate with reliable knowledge of technical principles of sea transport of cargo and skills in the assessment of cargo securing arrangements. Also covers the duties undertaken by the deck watch while loading and discharging cargo in port and care of cargo in transit. Subjects include: inspection and preparation of holds, cargo segregation, securing cargo, cargo handling equipment and safety, confined space entry and an overview of ship types (tankers, bulk carrier, container etc). course This course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-II/2 of STCW 1995 for the function Cargo Handling & Stowage at the Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC) Level.
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80 – Hour Celestial Navigation 200 GRT

Course # 1769

$1500.00

Minimum Class Size: 10 persons
Maximum Class Size: 20 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Celestial Navigation (200 Tons) course and presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the celestial navigation examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.215(c) and 10.401(d) for adding an “Upon Oceans” endorsement to any deck license up to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons, or to a license as Master or Mate of Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels

Course is designed to enable the applicant for Master/Mate up to and including Not More Than 200 Gross Tons, Master/Mate Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels and Mate up to and including 1600 Gross Tons to calculate and plot celestial observations to determine the vessels position and determine gyro and compass error. This course by passing the required examinations will be considered to have demonstrated competencies required by 46 CFR Part 10 Table 10.910-1.
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80 – Hour Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation

Course # 1706

$1800.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 12 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation course will satisfy the Terrestrial Navigation and Coastal Navigation training requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC). The practical assessments conducted in this course will be accepted as the equivalent of the following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table AII/1 of the STCW Code: OICNW-1-2D; OICNW-1-2E; OICNW-1-3A; OICNW-1-3B; OICNW-1-3C; OICNW-1-5B; OICNW-1-5C; OICNW-1-5D; OICNW-1-5E; and OICNW-2-3A. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.

This 10-day course covers every aspect of traditional navigation. This course is designed to teach the student the technical and practical concepts of Terrestrial Navigation. Areas covered include terrestrial coordinates, nautical charts, navigation publications, plotting and position lines, navigation aids, compass corrections including Azimuths and Amplitudes , charts and chart work, logbooks and voyage planning. The computation of tides, and tidal currents. This course aims to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-II/2 of STCW 1995 for the function Navigation at the Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC) Level This course provides the background knowledge in Planning a voyage and Conduct Navigation to support the tasks, duties and responsibilities in: Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation
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80– Hour Celestial Navigation (Management Level)

Course # 1792

$1500.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 12 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Celestial Navigation (Management Level) course and presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the celestial navigation problems AND the Navigation and Deck General examination requirements to increase the scope of a license as Master 500/1600 Gross Tons from Near Coastal to Oceans (exam modules 206XX and 207XX). The practical assessments in this course will be accepted as the equivalent of the assessments M-1-2D; M-1-2E and M-1-2F from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code.

Course is designed to enable the applicant for Master  Not More Than 500/1600 Gross to calculate and plot celestial observations to determine the vessels position, determine gyro and compass error by celestial observations and to determine the vessels position using terrestrial navigation practices. This course by passing the required examinations will be considered to have demonstrated competencies required by 46 CFR Part 10 Table 10.910-1, and STCW Code as they relate to celestial navigation.
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120 – Hour Celestial Navigation (Operational Level)

Course # 1705

$2500.00

Minimum Class Size: 5 persons
Maximum Class Size: 12 persons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 120-hour Celestial Navigation (Operational Level) course will satisfy either: (1) the Celestial Navigation training requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC); --OR-- (2) if presented within one year of the completion of training, the celestial navigation problems and the Navigation General examination requirements to increase the scope of a license as Mate 500/1600 Gross Tons from Near Coastal to Oceans (exam modules 186XX and 187XX). The practical assessments in this course will be accepted as the equivalent of the assessments OICNW-1-1E and OICNW-1-1F from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code.

This 11-day course covers the most common forms of position fixing by celestial bodies. Subjects include:  the study of celestial bodies, their locations and apparent motion relative to an observer on Earth, their ephemera elements of the celestial sphere, concepts and use of time including predictions of celestial phenomena, nautical astronomy, sextant and altitude correction, sight reduction and lines of position, meridian transits, time of sunrise, sunset and noon, star identification and selection, sailings and ocean route planning. The course will encompass celestial theory derived from qualitative and quantitative analysis of the combined coordinate systems for reductions of celestial observations to lines of position. Celestial observations will be used to determine compass error. Studies will also involve practical application through the use of the sextant, azimuth ring, alidade, and other standard shipboard equipment and publications. Course is designed to enable the applicant to calculate and plot celestial observations to determine the vessels position, determine gyro and compass error by celestial observations and to determine the vessels position using terrestrial navigation practices. The objective of the course is to provide students with the detailed knowledge to support the training outcomes related to celestial navigation at the operational level and in doing so, satisfy company, national and international regulations for candidates for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch as follows:
1. STCW Code A-ll/l Celestial Navigation; and
2. USCG 46 CFR 10.910 Table 10.910-2 Celestial Observations and Times of Celestial Phenomena.
Upon completion of this course, the students will be knowledgeable of and have a proficiency in the following areas:
1. Solar System
2. Celestial Sphere
3. Equinoctial System Co-Ordinates
4. Hour Angles; Nautical Almanac
5. Daily Motion And Horizon System Co-Ordinates
6. Sextant and Altitude Corrections
7. Amplitudes
8. Time and Equation of Time
9. Latitude of Meridian Altitude
10. Pole Star Observation; and Position Fixing
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