Charter Boat Captains School - Get your charter boat captains license the easy way with 3B's Coast Guard approved traveling charter boat captain school coming to your area soon. 3 - 3-day weekends or weekday classes. It's a complete "hands - on" course with a certificate which is proof of competency for the Coast Guard 6 pak license. All Required subjects are covered, including Rules of the Road, navigation, GPS, loran, firefighting, boat handling, fire-fighting at sea, marine communications, aids to navigation, and marine publications. Westminster, Maryland

Adams Marine Seminars is dedicated to giving exceptional service to all students at an affordable price! We are proud to be one of the few schools offering Coast Guard "approved" courses with a reputation that shows that our instructors really care! Coast Guard qualified instructors provide a professional learning experience accommodating the students' needs. Crystal River, Florida

Our instructors are current, active commercial vessel captains and maritime educators with decades of professional boathandling experience and a passion for teaching. If you are looking for a dynamic, upbeat path to your USCG Captain's License, or if you haven't sat in a classroom in many years, this is the school for you! San Rafael, California

Training and Consultation Services for U.S. Coast Guard Licensing. We offer US Coast Guard Licensing (consulting and applications), Renewal and Upgrades of Licenses, Tutoring for License exams up to and including Celestial Navigation, Employment opportunities in the Alaska Guiding and Maritime Industry and customized orientation and training for people or companies in the Alaskan Maritime Industry. Anchorage, Alaska

We offer a DOT random testing program for Merchant Mariners and their employers, as well as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and the Designated Employer Representative (DER) Training that is required of maritime employers. We are very knowledgeable of the drug testing regulations and are compliant with 46 CFR and 49 CFR. St Petersburg, Florida

A US Coast Guard Approved License Training Facility offers 6-Pak, Master up to 200 GRT, Able Seaman, STCW and Master of Towing Vessel Courses. Bluewater Maritime School, Inc. was established in 1998 and started by providing training to professionals in the maritime industry. Since then the school has provided training services to private individuals, industry, and the military. Jacksonville, Florida

Boatwise offers US Coast Guard approved Captain's license courses (NO TEST WITH THE USCG), Boating Safety Classes, Coastal Navigation and GPS/Chartplotters/Radar classes, as well as on the water training including docking & maneuvering, on board radar training and night cruising classes. The Boatwise USCG approved OUPV and Master's Courses are widely known for their educational content. Classes in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

Provides the best training and materials available to prepare for the United States Coast Guard's Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (Six Pack) to 100 Ton Masters License examination. Seabrook, Texas

The Captain School USVI has a proven method of instruction and has graduated over 8,000 students to date from our program allowing mariners to apply for a Captain's License or what is now called USCG Merchant Mariner's Credential. After completing our approved courses, mariners are given the Coast Guard Exams at our facilities so no further testing by the Coast Guard is required. Red Hook, St. Thomas, USVI

Whether you're getting your license to be your own boss, work on a Charter boat, transport and deliver boats, be the "Professional" at a Marina, work for or start your own towing company, work for a ferry service, water taxi, etc., or you just want the knowledge and prestige that a license will give you, you'll find that attending "The Captain's School of L.I." is the way to go to get your license. The Captain's School is located in Calverton, Long Island, New York.

Captains Marine Online was established in 1980 by Captain Flynn Smith, and is approved by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and National Maritime Center (NMC) to conduct captain's license courses. Our captain's courses feature Captain Flynn Smith's detailed explanations and over 30 years of experience on the subjects. We offer a detailed classroom review from USCG NMC licensed instructors the day of the final exam giving you access to idividual expert assistance and the greatest opportunity for success. Cudjoe Key, Florida

Professional Marine Education Services, US Coast Guard Approved, IMO Compliant, and Preparation Courses for all Levels of Maritime Licenses and Documents. Hayes, Virginia

We provide maritime training and education taught by active mariners with commercial and revelry experience. Our signature course is offered to candidates for Coast Guard licenses, providing a solid foundation for a new captain exposing them to situations they will encounter in the wheelhouse. Coast Guard Approved Courses. Chicago, Illinois

At Chicago Maritime School, we provide maritime training and education taught by active mariners with commercial and revelry experience. Our signature course is offered to candidates for Coast Guard licenses, providing a solid foundation for a new captain exposing them to situations they will encounter in the wheelhouse. All classes are taught by active professional mariners. Chicago, Illinois

At Chicago Maritime School we offer a wide selection of quality maritime and safety training taught by active mariners with both U. S. Coast Guard training and extensive commercial experience. Whether you’re a novice boater or a licensed captain, our signature courses provide a solid foundation to help you overcome the many challenges you may encounter the on the water. Offering Basic Boating Safety Courses and Coast Guard License Prep Courses. Des Plaines, Illinois

It is the mission of Columbia Pacific Maritime LLC to provide US Coast Guard approved training courses in a small classroom environment with frequent scheduling options. Portland, Oregon

Ocean Pros ranks among the best and the finest when it comes to providing training, instruction, education, and consultation for mariners of all skill levels worldwide. Our "Confident Captain" Hands-on boater instruction program consists of a seasoned, professional mariner coming aboard your boat in the New England area to teach you how to "Handle Your Boat Like the PROs". Our US Coast Guard Captain's License program teaches a full compliment of Captain's courses. Newport, Rhode Island.

When you are destined for success, Davis Marine Training is your only destination for License Preparation and Coast Guard approved Radar Observer courses. For Western Rivers, Great Lakes, Inland, Near Coastal and even Oceans deck and engineer licenses, our staff is ready and able to get you ready for your exams. Bartlett, Tennessee

Downeast Maritime, Inc. (DMI) (Vineyard Maritime Ltd.) is a private, well-established, and innovative training school offering Coast-Guard approved courses. We specialize in Merchant Marine Officer Licenses and Endorsement courses for all professional mariners. All of our courses are geared toward certification for competency. Our passing rate with the USCG Regional Exam Centers and at our facility, is very high. However, it will require your dedication. Freedom, Maine

Captains License Courses Classroom Training in Wisconsin and California and Online Captain's License Courses Anytime. Explorer's Guide Maritime Academy offers USCG captains license courses for all mariners, whether you're new to the marine trade or a seasoned boater. Classroom classes held in Appleton, WI; Green Bay, WI: Milwaukee, WI; Grass Vally, CA; Minneapolis, MN area; or at your location. Our online captain's license courses are also available for students worldwide. Appleton, Wisconsin

If you're looking for nautical training, your search is over. GLC Training is a US Coast Guard Approved testing center and offers a wide selection of courses, including US Coast Guard Approved OUPV/Six-Pack Captain's License, OUPV Upgrade to Master Captain's License, Deck License Renewal, and Towing/Sailing Endorsements to obtain your Captain's License for hire. GLC Training is a US Coast Guard Approved Testing Facility and one of our more popular classes is the Captain's License Course and Test (Master up to 100 Gross Tons). The Captain's License course consists of five topics which include: rules of the road, general navigation, chart navigation, the upgrade to master's deck general & safety followed by US Coast Guard Approved testing on site. GLC Training offers classes throughout the United States, is available to work with companies and individuals to customize courses and will provide on-site training virtually anywhere. Brazoria, Texas

Maritime Training Through Coast Guard Approved Courses. Since its inception in 1972 Houston Marine has become the premier source for the certification and training of maritime personnel by offering efficient, cost-effective products and services in a variety of locations and formats. Houston Marine offers a wide-range of marine skills development services including STCW-95 compliant, Coast Guard approved Basic Safety, GMDSS, and Vessel Bridge Resource Management Programs. Kenner, Louisiana

Kennedy Point Maritime School is a non-profit vocational training school for recreational and entry-level mariners seeking to enter the maritime profession and for professional mariners seeking to advance in the industry. We focus on providing affordable high quality training so that our students gain the technical knowledge, vocational skills, and practical experience to enter the maritime industry as small business entrepreneurs, or to further their education at a maritime college. Cocoa Beach, Florida

United States Coast Guard Captain's License and Master's Degree Courses. In classroom training on weekends for USCG captain's license and USCG Masters License upgrade. We offer the USCG Captains License class at 4 New Jersey Locations and 2 Miami, Florida locations.

Mariners Learning System is an extraordinary learning tool that incorporates broadcast quality, on-demand audio lectures, professionally produced training videos, and integrated online computer based training. Included with each Mariners Learning System approved course is 24/7 access to our online instructors. Every instructor is a USCG Licensed Master that has gone through a rigorous approval process meeting the standards of the United States Coast Guard to become a certified instructor. They bring a level of knowledge, experience, and professionalism that adds to the total learning process. In the rare event that an online instructor cannot answer your question, toll free telephone support with one of our Staff Instructors will be provided.

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Random Drug Testing. Our mission is to guarantee our members 100% compliance with all Coast Guard drug and alcohol testing requirements through the highest quality program available to the marine industry. Maritime has grown to be the largest and most comprehensive drug testing consortium serving marine small to medium sized businesses, including charterboats, sailing schools, marine towing and salvage firms, and passenger carrying vessels. Founded in 1989, we are endorsed by C-PORT, the largest major trade association serving small businesses in the marine industry. Since we perform Coast Guard drug and alcohol testing program services exclusively, we are thoroughly familiar with all of the regulations that apply to the marine industry. Annapolis, Maryland

Courses are available for all levels of USCG Licenses, Documents & Endorsements. MPT's training programs are designed to meet all of the International Standards of Training & Certification of Watchkeepers (STCW) Code requirements & are offered year round. MPT is the most complete full service private maritime school in the country and has been training mariners since 1983! MPT offers all levels of certification, license and document study programs, many of these offer in-school testing and are USCG Approved and recognized by many foreign administrations. Our training programs are designed to meet and exceed IMO standards and are STCW Compliant. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy (M.A.M.A.) serves the maritime community with over 65 Coast Guard certified deck classes and engineering courses, from Entry to Unlimited Master, and Engineering Fundamentals, DDE & QMED. Our license consultants help you plan your courses, and our instructors become personally involved in helping you succeed. Virginia Beach, Virginia

Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies (MITAGS). MITAGS is a world-renowned maritime training and simulation center with locations in Baltimore and Seattle. We've been providing high-quality maritime training programs for military and commercial mariners for well over thirty years. Today, over one hundred and fifty different courses are available for mariners from around the globe. In addition, MITAGS is one of the few schools in the United States that offers all of the STCW training courses that are necessary to progress from Ordinary Seafarer to Unlimited Master. Baltimore, Maryland and Seattle, Washington

The purpose of the Narragansett Bay Maritime Training is to put forth a US Coast Guard approved training facility that will give students the leading edge in applying themselves in the maritime field. Portsmouth, Rhode Island

National Seafarers Academy offers a wide variety of maritime training and services. USCG Approved Classes - Instructor-led classes are available for OUPV, 100Ton & 200 Ton Master, Assistance Towing, License Renewal & more. Electronic Charting and Voyage Planning & Practical Marine Radar classes, using industry standard Chart Plotting and Radar Simulators. FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit (MROP) Class and Test. Ship FCC 'Safety Certificate' radio inspections. Delivery Captain, On-Water Instruction, Diving Services. Vienna, Virginia

We are a United States Coast Guard approved school that has put thousands of captains on the water for the over 20 years, family owned and operated. We offer the Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels or OUPV license, Masters Upgrade, as well as the towing and sail endorsements. We also offer on the water training and courses for the boating beginner or semi-experienced navigator. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Training for the Professional Mariner. Northeast Maritime Institute is a private, co-educational institution that offers its students an opportunity to pursue maritime career-oriented education. NMI provides required marine safety education, ship operation courses, Coast Guard license and document courses, as well as programs that grant students with a certificate and Merchant Marine Document upon completion. Fairhaven, Massachusetts

Since opening, we've become the premier provider of professional maritime training in central and north Florida. QMT offers a comprehensive variety of U.S. Coast Guard approved and STCW training courses and programs. We provide our students with the highest-quality education available through guidance, hands-on learning environments, and instructor accessibility; everything needed to become skilled, proficient and safe mariners. From STCW Basic Safety Training to Bridge Resource Management, or Master/Mate 500/1600 Tons to Third Mate Any Gross Tons, our courses are specifically designed to equip every student with an intimate knowledge of materials – backed by the years of training and experience of our instructors. Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida

Sea School offers U.S. Coast Guard approved maritime training and is considered to be the premier maritime training school in the country. We have been in business for over 42 years with convenient locations along the Eastern Seaboard, Gulf Coast and the Caribbean. Our Coast Guard approved instructors are the best in the industry. Whether you're new to the maritime world or an "Old Salt", Sea School has you covered. Locations in New York, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Ohio

Headquartered in Western New York and with offices in Sandusky, Ohio, we have been successfully conducting marine training classes since 1984 in various Great Lakes cities. Since our inception we have professionally prepared over 3,000 students for various U.S. Coast Guard licensing exams. Our pass ratio is over 95 percent which is unsurpassed in the marine training industry.

Established in 1996, we are the ultimate source for online USCG exam preparation assistance. Seasources.net provides free online exam preparation along with downloadable study guides and standalone software that allows you to continue your studies without an internet connection.

The Captain School has a proven method of instruction and has graduated over 5,000 students to date from our program allowing mariners to apply for a Captain's License or what is now called USCG Merchant Mariner's Credential. We give the test. Course offerings include: OUPV, Master, Upgrade to Master, Sailing, Towing, STCW Basic Safety Training, Crowd Control, Crisis Management and Security Officer-Vessel, Company, and Port Facility. Cape Coral, Florida

Chart your own course at The Nautical School. We fully prepare you to get your Captain's License – and more. A must-have in order to legally carry passengers for hire – or if you'd like to benefit from discounts on your boat insurance along with potential tax breaks on your vessel – obtaining your license can be easier than you ever thought possible. Lindenhurst, New York

Courses for Licensing, Tankerman, Radar Observer and Designated Examiner. The River School has offered travel courses in the Pittsburgh and Huntington areas. By opening a branch office equipped with a radar simulator, we can offer mariners in the Ohio River Valley a full range of license preparatory and Coast Guard approved courses as well as custom training programs. Training courses offered by The River School include licensing, maritime security, radar, tankerman, and personal survival and river rescue. Olive Branch, Mississippi

The world of mariner training is continually evolving. We provide state-of-the art facilities with computer simulation equipment so you get real-world training. Courses range from basic to advanced. Whether you're just starting down the path of becoming a licensed captain, or an experienced professional wanting to upgrade or renew your license, we can help you get there. San Diego, California

True North Maritime Academy our purpose is to promote seamanship and safe boating practices for sailors and professional mariners through education and certification. Learn to Sail Courses, CPR First Aid Certification, Captain's License Classes. Franklin, Wisconsin

We developed our USCG approved Courses to advance boating skills, to tune the skipper for the USCG test (we give the test) and to assist the skipper in obtaining their captains license. Dayton, Ohio

TSO is dedicated to providing Maritime, Small Arms instruction, Antiterrorism, Force Protection and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Training to DoD, homeland defense and law enforcement organizations. Also offering Coast Guard Licensing classes. Chesapeake, Virginia

We offer USCG approved captain's license courses and FCC testing. Many Brick & Mortar Classroom and Testing Locations are available throughout the U.S. - Based in Traverse City, Michigan

US Maritime Academy Chicago provides quality, first class education for those interested in the pursuit of excellence in the marine environment. USMA Chicago has the distinction of being "the benchmark in Captain's training" and the only local company certified to give the tests. Our 80-hour Captains Class covers everything you need to know to get your license, in a way that helps you retain what you have learned. We are not a weekend cram course. The Master 100 ton Captains Class prepares you to be an informed, safety conscious and law abiding marine officer. Chicago, Illinois

USCG Exam Prep specializes in providing study materials for the Coast Guard license exams. Materials come from the original U.S. Coast Guard question databases for Deck and for Engine. Caters to mariners looking secure limited licenses or upgrade to unlimited. Additionally, access to the full FCC exam question database is also available for those adding Radio licenses or endorsements. Provides an ideal add on to traditional exam preparation courses and prepares you for the actual exam questions, with illustrations, and continuously updated.

To issue credentials to fully qualified mariners in the most effective and efficient manner possible. As a world class credentialing program, our staff of highly competent and devoted professionals ensures a safe, secure, economically viable and environmentally sound Marine Transportation System manned by fully qualified U.S. mariners. We accomplish this vision with leading edge technology, strengthened by continuous improvement and stakeholder partnerships. The National Maritime Center NMC is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia

USCG NMC STCW Approved Courses Mariner Training. The training for mariners allows them to handle any type situation in both domestic and in international waters in accordance with the Standard for Training Certification, and Watchkeeping. This is implemented by the U.S. Coast Guard in order to ensure that U.S. Merchant Mariners have the skills & abilities to serve aboard seagoing vessels. This is in compliance with STCW (International Conventions on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers). Also offering: 1. Basic Fire Fighting, 2. Boating Safety, 3. First Aid/CPR/AED, 4. Hazardous Materials Regulations, 5. Medical Care Person in Charge, 6. Medical Care Provider, 7. Train the Trainer, 8. Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, 9. Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques , 10. Basic Training Revalidation 11. STCW 5 Day Training. Locations in Lake Worth, Florida and Floral Park, New York.