Why Seaman Need Advanced Training
Just like with any job to move up the ladder from where you are to where you want to be requires sea experience and Advanced Training. Nothing is given to you as a merchant marine, everything that you do and become is because you have earned it.
Ordinary Seaman, Wipers and Food [...]
How Do I Choose a Maritime School? Choose a Coast Guard Approved School that has a history of excellent training.
Finally Good News About GMDSS
We have to keep so many certificates and dates for STCW that I’ve finally had to put it on a excel spreadsheet. Now the good news is that the FCC has changed the renewal requirements for GMDSS. We’ll no longer have to fork out more money to the FCC. Just make [...]
Right now there are over 275 maritime training schools around the country offering over 2200 separate courses to the mariner. Many courses are very similar. It will be up to you to ensure that you are taking the course that best fits YOUR needs. Follow this blog as we report on the many schools available [...]
Training includes obtaining or keeping your license current. They include basic safety training, radar, ECDIS, Rules of the Road and many others.
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