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U.S. Coast Guard Approved/STCW Compliant Courses
Able Seaman
U.S. Coast Guard Approved Class - two weeks
This course prepares students for the Able Seaman's examination. At least
180 days of sea time aboard a vessel of 15 Gross Tons or greater is required
for Able Seaman Special Endorsement. Applicants successfully completing this
course will satisfy the written examination requirements of 46CFR 12.05-9
for any Able Seaman endorsement.
Note: Able Seaman endorsements may also require additional
Basic Safety Training, Proficiency in Survival Craft, and Rating Forming
Part of a Navigational Watch training depending upon the level of
certification required.
Training Dates & Cost
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Advanced Fire Fighting
U.S. Coast Guard Approved Class - five days
Designed to give the student training and experience in controlling fire
operations and organizing and training fire parties as well as inspection
and servicing of Fire Equipment. Anyone completing this course will satisfy
the Advanced Fire Fighting training requirements of Section A-VI/3 and Table
A-VI/3 of the STCW Code and 46 CFR 11.202(b)(2); and the Advanced Fire
Fighting training requirements of 46 CFR 11.205(d) and 11.401(g)(1) for a
license.
Prerequisite: Basic Fire Fighting or Basic Safety
Training (BST)
Training Dates & Cost
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Assistance Towing
U.S. Coast Guard Approved Class - one day. Also offered online,
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Any applicant who successfully completes this course and presents the
Certificate of Training within one year of the completion of training, will
satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 11.482(b) for Assistance Towing endorsement
to any license up to Master Not More than 200 Gross Tons.
Prerequisite: OUPV or Master’s License
Training Dates & Cost
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Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) Operations
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one week
This STCW 95 required course is to train mariners in the proper use of automatic
radar plotting aids (ARPA). Hands-on simulation is conducted using
Kongsberg-simulated ARPA's. The successful completion of the course entitles
attendees to earn a STCW 95 approved ARPA certificate and serves as a radar
observer (Unlimited) endorsement renewal.
Prerequisite: USCG Radar Observer (Unlimited) Endorsment.
Training Dates & Cost
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Basic Safety Training (BST)
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one week
This course combines all of the renewable components of the STCW’95 Code into
one five day program. The course modules consist of Personal Survival, Basic
Fire Fighting, First Aid & CPR, and Personal Safety & Social
Responsibility. These components may be taken separately (Please contact AVTEC
Admissions for costs of individual classes).
- First Aid & CPR (eight hours) This course covers immediate care
to be given in life threatening situations involving sudden illness
or injury at sea, including techniques for adult CPR. This component
fulfills USCG requirements for first aid training per 46 CFR
10.205(h)(1)(ii) and the requirements of STCW’95 Section A-VI, Table
A-VI/1-3.
- Personal Safety and Social Responsibility (four hours) This course is
designed to familiarize mariners with requirements for emergency procedures,
pollution prevention, safe work practices, effective communications, and
interpersonal relationships. This component fulfills the requirements of STCW’95
Section A-VI/1, Tables A-VI/1-3, &1-4.
- Basic Fire Fighting (sixteen hours) This course trains mariners in
preventing, fighting and extinguishing fires aboard vessels. This component
fulfills the USCG requirements for Basic Fire Fighting endorsement of certain
licenses and documents and the requirements of STCW’95 Section A-VI/1, Table
A-VI/1-2.
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Personal Survival Techniques (twelve hours) This course provides mariners with
an overview of basic sea survival skills including the actual use of survival
equipment in the water. This component fulfills the requirements of STCW’95
Section A-VI/1, Table A-VI/1-1.
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There will be a two hour swimming pool excercise in the evening
to satisfy the Personal Survival Techniques portion of this
course. Swimwear or clean clothes are required for the pool
exercise.
Prerequisite: Clean shaven for basic fire fighting and the
ability to swim for Personal Survival Techniques
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Bridge Resource Management (BRM)
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one week
Any applicant who successfully completes the Bridge Resource Management course
will:
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Satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(o) and the requirements of
Section BVIII/2, Part 3-1 of the STCW Code; –AND–
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Be considered to have successfully demonstrated the equivalent of the
following assessments from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table
A-II/1 of the STCW Code: OICNW-2-3B; OICNW-2-3C; OICNW-2-3D; OICNW-2-3E;
OICNW-2-3F; OICNW-2-3G; and OICNW-2-3H. Applicants who have successfully
completed this course need not present completed “Control Sheets” for
these assessments in application for STCW certification.
A minimum of three students is required for this course to be held.
Prerequisite:
AB Unlimited or Mate 500 Tons or equivalent experience, Radar Unlimited
Endorsement and ARPA
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Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS
)
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - two weeks
This course satisfies the STCW'95 requirements for GMDSS training; this class
focuses on the theory of GMDSS and the practical operation of shipboard
equipment, using an interactive Capella simulator for laboratory sessions.
Students in this class must test for the FCC GMDSS Operator License. There is an
additional fee for this license.
Prerequisite:
Student must have an FCC Marine Radio Operators Permit, AB Unlimited or
Mate 500 tons or equivalent experience.
Training Dates & Cost
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Master Not More Than 200 Tons Program
U.S. Coast Guard Approved Class - nine weeks. Also offered online to 100
tons,
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Any applicant successfully completing this Program and presenting a
Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center within one year of the
completion of training will:
- satisfy the examination requirements for original
issuance, for renewal, and for reissuance of any license up
to Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of Not More than 100
Gross Tons upon Near Coastal, or Great Lakes & Inland, or
Inland waters, OR;
- satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 11.205(f)
for original issuance, 46 CFR 10.227(d)(8)(i)(C) for
renewal, and 46 CFR 10.227(g) for reissuance of any license
up to Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of Not More Than 200
Gross tons upon Near Coastal, or Great Lakes & Inland, or
Inland waters, AND:
- satisfy the written examination requirements of 46 CFR
12.05-9 for the “Deck & Navigation General / Deck Safety”
and “Deck General & Safety / Rules of the Road” exam modules
for any Able Seaman endorsement; AND
- satisfy the written “Survival Craft” examination
requirements of 46 CFR 12.05-9 for any endorsement as Able
Seaman restricted to vessels without lifeboats (exam module
441xx) AND the practical (knot-tying) examination
requirements of 46 CFR 12.05-9(c) for any Able Seaman
endorsement; AND;
- receive 29 days sea service credit towards any deck
endorsement to a merchant mariner’s credential up to Master
Not More Than 200 Gross Tons. This sea service credit may
not be used to satisfy any recency requirements. This
program has not been evaluated to determine if it will
satisfy any requirements of the STCW Code.
In addition, this course includes examination for the FCC Marine Radio
Operator Certificate. There is an additional fee for this exam.
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Medical Care Provider
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - three days.
Contact the
Admissions Office
for training cost & dates
Designed to train students to care for injuries and medical conditions
encountered aboard ship. Students successfully completing this class will be
able to direct the initial response and provide basic care required for an
injured individual. They will be able to assist in the continuing treatment of
the patient under the direction of medical advice. This will satisfy the Medical
First Aid training requirement of Section A-VI/4 and Table A-VI/4-1 of the STCW
Code and
46 CFR 12.13-1.
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Meteorology
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one week
Any applicant who has successfully completed the Meteorology (Operational
Level) course will satisfy the Meteorology training requirements for
certification as Officer in Charge of Navigational Watch on vessels of 500
or more gross tonnage (ITC). The practical assessments conducted in this
course will be accepted as equivalent of OICNW-1-7A; OICNW-1-7B; and
OICNW-1-7C from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-ll/1 of the
STCW Code. Applicants who have successfully completed this course need not
present completed “control sheets” for these assessments in application for
STCW certification.
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Methods of Instruction
Methods of Instruction introduces students to teaching and learning concepts and the application of a variety of methods of instruction, classroom presentation, and classroom management. The course presents learning theories that can applied effectively in the classroom and laboratory environments to enhance the students learning experience. The course covers an introduction to “Instructional System Design” , development of teaching objectives, test and measurement, and the development of lesson plans. Students will learn to manage the classroom to provide effective instruction in a non-threating environment. Students will perform lecture-discussion and demonstration-performance presentations using lesson plans they develop. Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to develop lesson plans and units of instruction based on learning objectives and will understand the process of validating their training to ensure course outcomes meet the stated objectives their lesson plans are built upon.
This course meets the USCG requirements to become a USCG approved
instructor.
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Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV)
U.S. Coast Guard Approved Class - three weeks. Also Offered online,
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The OUPV course is designed for students who need to pass the USCG OUPV exams to
get a license and proceed with their career. Both the training and one attempt
at the exams are offered in this three week course. (Up to two more attempts at
each exam can be scheduled the following two workdays, if necessary.) Attendance
and passing test scores are mandatory to receive the Certificate of Training.
Students who present the Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center
within one year will:
- Satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for
original issuance, 46 CFR 10.209 (c)(iii) for renewal, and
46 CFR 10.209 (f) for reissuance of a license as Operator of
Uninspected Passenger Vessels (Near Coastal).
Training Dates & Cost
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Proficiency in Survival Craft
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one week
Designed for students involved with lifeboats and inflatable life rafts, this
course prepares them to launch and operate survival craft found on a variety of
large and small vessels.
Students successfully completing this five day course will: 1)
satisfy STCW regulation VI/1 (1) and Table A-VI/2-1 of the STCW Code;
and 2) satisfy the training requirements of 46CFR 12:10-3(a)(6) and the
examination requirements of 46CFR 12:10-5.
Prerequisite: Basic Safety Training (BST).
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Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED) Oiler
U.S. Coast Guard Approved Class - thirteen weeks
This course is designed for entry level engine rooms mariners.
Any applicant successfully completing the QMED Program and presenting a
Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center within one year of the
completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR
12.15-9 for an endorsement as Qualified Member of the Engine Department –Oiler,
(QMED-Oiler) and will receive 90 days sea service credit that can be applied to
the sea service requirements for any QMED endorsement. In order to fulfill all
of the QMED requirements, the applicant must also present documentation showing
at least 180 days engine room sea time, and the training requirements of 46 CFR
12.15-3 (e) and Section A-111/4 and Table A-111/4 of the STCW Code.
Note: It is recommended that students also
complete the Basic Safety Training Course. and Proficiency in Survival
Craft (PSC)
Training Dates & Cost
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Radar Observer (Unlimited), Original
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one week
Designed for licensed deck officers requiring a Radar Observer endorsement, this
course provides hands-on collision avoidance and radar navigation practice on
radar simulators to meet requirements of: 46 CFR Section 10.480 and radar
applicable portions of STCW Code. Students are encouraged to bring their
plotting tools.
Prerequisite: USCG License as a Master or Mate
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Radar Observer (Unlimited), Refresher
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - three days
Designed for licensed deck officers needing to renew their Radar Observer
endorsement, this course provides review and radar simulator practice prior to
theory examination and transfer plot practical. This three day course satisfies
the requirements of 46 CFR 10.480 for renewal of an endorsement as Radar
Observer Unlimited. Successful completion of AVTEC’s ARPA course also meets this
requirement.
Prerequisite: USCG Radar Observer (Unlimited) Original
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Radar Observer (Unlimited),
Recertification
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one day
An applicant completing this course satisfies the requirements of
46CFR 10.480 for renewal of an endorsement as Radar Observer Unlimited.
Successful completion of AVTEC’s ARPA course also meets this
requirement. Candidates for this course must be proficient in transfer
plotting and have a good understanding of Radar theory as described in
Radar Observer Manual. Students are encouraged to bring their plotting
tools.
Prerequisite: Radar Observer (Unlimited) Original
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Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch
(RFPNW)
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one week
Any applicant successfully completing the Rating Forming Part of a
Navigational Watch Program, including all practical assessments will
satisfy the service, training and assessment requirements of 46 CFR
12.05-3(c) and Table A-II/4 of the STCW Code, Specification of Minimum
Standard of Competence for Ratings Forming Part of a Navigational Watch
(RFPNW).
Applicants for RFPNW STCW certification must provide evidence of
either:
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Either six months of approved, seagoing service that includes
training and experience associated with navigational watch keeping
functions and involves duties carried out under the direct
supervision of the master, officer in charge or a navigational watch
(OICNW), or qualified ratings; or
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Satisfactory completion of AVTEC’s RFPNW course plus a minimum of
two months approved seagoing service (completed within 12 months of
the class): performing bridge watch keeping duties under the
supervision of the master or OICNW. NMC Policy letter 14-02 contains
additional guidance on this topic. The AVTEC RFPNW course
completion certificate will not be issued until satisfactory
evidence of the approved seagoing service has been submitted to
AVTEC.
Prerequisite: AB Endorsement
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Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch
(RFPNW) Assessments
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one day
Any applicant successfully completing the Rating Forming Part of a
Navigational Watch Assessments course, including all practical
assessments will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 12.05-3(c) and
Section A-II/4, paragraph 3 and Table A-II/4 of the STCW Code.
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Seafood Processor Orientation and Safety Course
Eight days
Contact the
Admissions Office
for training cost & dates
Students are given an overview of life and safe working practices aboard factory
trawlers working in Alaska waters. Topics include chain of command, vessel
lay-out, terminology, quality assurance, processing techniques and equipment,
first aid and CPR, fire fighting, and the use of survival equipment. This course
is a prerequisite for employment by certain seafood companies.
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Tankship – Dangerous Liquids
(P.I.C.)
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one week
This course is designed to provide mariners with the knowledge,
skills and practical abilities to safely conduct marine petroleum
operations consistent with the Tankerman (PIC) Endorsement and will
satisfy the training requirements of 46 CFR 13.209, 13.309k, 13.409 or
13.509 for a tankerman endorsement; AND the tanker familiarization, oil
tanker training requirements of paragraphs 1-21 of Section A-V/1 of the
STCW Code. This course also satisfies the training requirements of
46 CFR 10.227(d)(8)(C) for renewal of a merchant mariner credential
endorsed as Tankerman PIC Dangerous Liquids.
This course is principally intended for Merchant Mariners Document
(MMD) candidates seeking an endorsement as Tankerman/PIC(DL).
Before entering the course, trainees should have completed a USCG
approved Basic Firefighting Course (the USCG will require Basic
Firefighting within five years of the candidate's application for MMD
endorsement). Students will also need to accomplish the loads and
discharges required by the Coast Guard prior to receiving the Tankerman
(PIC) Endorsement from the Coast Guard. Candidates must be capable of
speaking and understanding, in English, all instructions needed to
commence, conduct, and complete a transfer of cargo, and be capable of
reading the English found in the Declaration of Inspection, vessel
response plans, and Cargo Information Cards. Candidates must be at
least 18 years old.
Training Dates & Cost
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Visual Communications/Flashing Light
(Assessments Only)
U.S. Coast Guard and STCW 95 Approved Class - one day
AVTEC administers the Flashing Light/Visual
Communications exam only and does not provide a course. The
paragraph below is from the Code of Federal Regulations that states "Any
applicant completing this course..." etc. The exam provided by AVTEC
satisfies the course outcome stated below. AVTEC recommends that before taking
the exam, the applicant should become familiar with the
International Code of Signals, Publication 102. For further
questions, you may contact Terry Federer (
terry.federer@avtec.edu) at 907-224-6196.
From the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): Any applicant completing this
course satisfies the practical signaling examination requirements of 46
(FLASHING LIGHT) 46 CFR 11.401(h) if presented within one year of the completion
of training; AND will be considered to have successfully demonstrated the
equivalent of assessment OICNW-4-1A from the National Assessment Guidelines for
Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code. Applicants who have successfully completed this
course need not present a completed “Control Sheet” for this assessment in
application for STCW certification.
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Online Training
If you find yourself wishing that you’d rather not spend your vacation
away at school, distance learning is for you! If you wish classes started at
2pm instead of 8am, AVTEC Maritime is online - for you. If you like to learn
at your own pace but still have interaction with a real-live maritime
instructor, try our distance courses.
At the Alaska Maritime Training Center we realize mariners have a busy
schedule and that’s why we are developing quality online courses that are Coast
Guard approved. You can get all the professional training without the hassle.
Our current distance courses are listed below, stay tuned for more. Avtec
Maritime is online and growing!
Mariners Learning System
The Alaska Maritime Training Center has a partnership with the Maritime
Learning System to provide mariners with online training for entry level USCG
Licenses, endorsements and renewals. For more
information click here.
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Introduction to Nautical Skills
Introduction to Nautical Skills is a 12-week class for high
school juniors and seniors. It is taught by licensed
captains from AVTEC’s Maritime Training Center and is
designed to introduce students to the maritime industry,
providing them with a basis for working in a boating
occupation. Subjects covered in this course include vessel
terminology, safety, communications at sea, plotting your
location with latitude and longitude, laying out a course
line, time/distance/speed problems, knots and hitches,
getting a job on a boat, and more (if you have questions on
course content call Captain L.A. Holmes 224.6195)
Live class sessions are held once a week via Video Teleconference (VTC).
Students will need another two - four hours a week at school with access to a
computer in order to complete the online assignments.
Each student needs an on-site mentor who will oversee the VTC equipment and
the assist the student as necessary. Students are also required to have a
materials kit which will be used to participate in the live class and to do
their homework.
See our
Online Application for more details.
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Additional AVTEC Maritime Courses
FCC Marine Radio Operators Permit Examination
One day by Appointment
DDE License Prep
Two Weeks
A 2 week license prep class to prepare an applicant to for the USCG
Designated Duty Engineer examination.
Prerequisites: QMED Rating. Contact Eric Clock at 907-224-6132
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