CPM USCG Approved Courses

USCG Approved Courses

All USCG approved courses are taken in lieu of testing at a Coast Guard

Regional Exam Center

(REC). This

means that all the required exams are

taken during the course and no additional

examinations at the Coast

Guard

are required.

The National Maritime Center has issued the following USCG course
approvals to Columbia Pacific Maritime LLC (updated January 2010).

ABLE SEAMAN

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 48-hour Able Seaman course

and presents your

Certificate of Training

within one year of the completion of

training, will 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

the practical

(knot-tying) examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.05-9(c) for any Able Seaman

endorsement.

APPRENTICE MATE (STEERSMAN) UPGRADE

Any applicant successfully completing your 16-hour Apprentice Mate (Steersman)

Upgrade course

and presenting your

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.

ASSISTANCE TOWING

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 4-hour

Assistance Towing

course and presents

your Certificate of

Training

WITHIN ONE YEAR of the

completion of training, will satisfy the

examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.

482

(

)

for

an Assistance Towing endorsement to any license

up to Master Not More

Than

200 gross tons.

AUXILIARY SAIL

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 4-hour Auxiliary Sail course and

presents your

Certificate of Training

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.

CELESTIAL NAVIGATION (200 TONS)

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 60-hour Celestial Navigation

(200 Tons) course

and who presents your

Certificate of Training 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.

FIRST AID & CPR

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 8-Hour First Aid & CPR course

will satisfy the

Basic Safety - Elementary

First Aid training requirements of Section

A-VI/1 and Table A-VI/1-3 of the

STCW Code and 46 CFR 11.202(b)(3); AND if

presented within one year of the date of training, the

First Aid & CPR training

requirements of 46 CFR 11.205(e)(1)(ii) and

11.205(e)(2)(iii) for original

issuance of

an officer endorsement.

MASTER 100 TONS

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Master 100 Tons

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 original issuance, 46 CFR

10. 209(c)(iii) for renewal, and 46

CFR 10.209(f) for

reissuance of a license as Master of Steam or

Motor Vessels of

Not More Than 100 Gross Tons (except oceans).

MASTER/MATE FISHING (NEAR COASTAL)

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 8-hour Master/Mate Fishing

Vessel (Near

Coastal) course and who

presents your Certificate of Training WITHIN

ONE YEAR of the completion of

training, will satisfy the examination

requirements of

46 CFR 11.205(f) for original issuance, 46 CFR

10. 227(d)(8)(C) for renewal, and 46

CFR 10.209(f) for re-

issuance of a license as Master or Mate of

Uninspected Fishing

Industry Vessels (Near Coastal), --PROVIDED-- that they

either hold a current

license valid for service on near coastal vessels of at least 150 gross registered

tons, OR have

satisfied

the examination requirements for a license as Master Not

More Than 200 Gross Tons (Near

Coastal) WITHIN ONE YEAR

prior to license

application.

OUPV (64-HOUR)

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 64-hour Operator of

Uninspected Passenger

Vessels (OUPV) course

and presents your 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, 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).

RADAR OBSERVER (UNLIMITED)

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 5-day Radar Observer

(Unlimited) course will

satisfy the requirements of

46 CFR 10.480 for an

endorsement as Radar Observer (Unlimited).

RADAR OBSERVER RECERTIFICATION

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 1-day Radar Observer

Recertification course will

satisfy the

requirements of 46 CFR 10.480(d) for renewal

of any Radar Observer endorsement.

RULES OF THE ROAD

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 24-hour Rules of the Road

course with a passing

grade of at least 90%

will EITHER satisfy the Rules of the

Road Examination requirements for original

issuance or renewal of any deck license

to Master 200 Gross Registered Tons, Master or Mate of

Fishing Vessels, and

Apprentice Mate (Steersman) if presented

WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion

training; OR receive 7 days sea service credit towards any deck license up to

Master

200 gross

This sea service credit may not

exceed limits

specified by law and may not be used

to satisfy any recency requirements or

requirements for service on specific routes

types of vessels.

UPGRADE MASTER 100 TONS TO MASTER 200 TONS

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 32-hour Upgrade Master 100

Tons to Master 200

Tons course and

presents your Certificate of Training WITHIN

ONE YEAR of the completion of

training, will satisfy the examination

requirements of

46 CFR 10.207 for upgrade of a license from

Master 100 Tons Near Coastal to

Master 200 Tons Near

Coastal.

UPGRADE OUPV TO MASTER 100 TONS

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 24-hour Upgrade OUPV to

Master 100 Tons

course and presents your

Certificate of Training WITHIN ONE

YEAR of the completion of training, will

satisfy the examination requirements of 46

CFR

10.207 for upgrade of a license from OUPV to Master

100 Tons Near Coastal.

VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS (FLASHING LIGHT)

Any applicant who has successfully completed your 1-day Visual Communications

(Flashing Light)

course will satisfy the

practical signaling examination requirements

(flashing light) of 46 CFR 10.401

(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 your

course need not present a completed “Control Sheet” for this

assessment in application for STCW

certification.

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Columbia Pacific Maritime provides USCG approved courses for Merchant Mariner Credentials.