High School Introduction to Nautical Skills
Apply NowSPRING REGISTRATION OPENS OCT 1, 2023
Spring Registration Deadline January 5, 2024
Official Title: High School Introduction to Nautical Skills
Calling all high school students!
Are you ready to begin your voyage into a high paying maritime career?
Fall course starts September 12 and ends October 20, 2023
Spring course starts January 16 and ends Febuary 27, 2024
Bi-weekly live webinar via Zoom Tuesday and Thursday mornings 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
The Alaska Maritime Training Center at AVTEC’s Nautical Skills course introduces high school students to the exciting and lucrative maritime industry and assists them in developing the basic skills essential to their success and safety as a mariner. This six-week course will focus on maritime career awareness, chart navigation, the safety of life at sea, time/speed/distance problems, nautical courtesy, basic rules of the road and knot tying. Information about maritime careers, apprenticeships and additional training opportunities will also be shared. Live webinar training sessions with a United States Coast Guard (USCG) licensed maritime training instructors will be delivered, online twice a week via Zoom and a wide range of activities, assignments, tutorials and assessments will be delivered online via AVTEC Online. A total of twelve topics will be introduced that will equate to about sixty hours of school work.
Upon successful completion of the Nautical Skills class, high school students are eligible to apply for grant funding to help pay for a portion of tuition, room and board to assist them with the completion of a wide range of USCG approved courses at AVTEC. Many Alaskan students have become fully licensed, highly employable professional merchant mariners while still in high school.
What are you waiting for? Climb aboard!
Space is reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis upon receipt of full payment until the course is full.
Important Note: The live webinars will be delivered via Zoom (go to https://zoom.us/test to join a test meeting). Assignments, quizzes, tests and other activities will be delivered and submitted online throughout the week. Participants need access to a reliable Internet connection, speakers, mic (or headset mic), a webcam, a printer and a valid e-mail address in order to participate in this class.
Live Training Dates:
Fall: September 12 - October 20, 2023
Spring: January 16 - February 27, 2024
- Fees
- Tuition: $150
- Registration Fee: $50
- Materials: See List Below
- Live Date/Time
- Live Webinar via Zoom Every Tues/Thurs @ 8:30-9:30am
- Online Activities
- Delivered daily via AVTEC Online (powered by Moodle)
- For registration questions contact Teri Laird at [email protected] or 907-224-6196
Downloads
Training Times
LIVE ZOOM Tues/Thur 8:30-9:30am
Training Hours
60.00
Cost of Course
Tuition
$150
Items NOT Provided by AVTEC
$206.56