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Master/Mate 500/1600/3000/Unlimited Tonnage Deck Officer Exam Study Course

This 15 day course is designed to prepare a candidate for their USCG written examination for licenses of 500grt and over. The class covers all of the required terrestrial and coastal navigation problems for masters and mates. Excellent textbooks and a “hot sheets” CD are included to enhance your exam preparation.

This course will also satisfy the Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation Training Requirement of STCW A-II/1 for raise in grade from the support to the operational level licenses as per USCG Policy Letter 01/02.

Subjects Include:

• Explanation of Exam Structure


• Sample Exams using Actual CG Q&A
  
• Rules of the Road Review


• General Subjects Review


• CFR’s & Reference Materials


• Stability Formulas


• Navigation General


• Charts & Chart Work


• Chart Symbols


• Navigation Publications


• Compass Correction


• Plotting and Position Lines


• Bearing Problems


• Distance Off Problems


• Fuel Consumption Problems


• Apparent Slip


• Required RPM (Using Slip)


• Days Run (Using Slip)


• Required Speed (Using Slip)


• Compass Error by Azimuth


• Compass Error by Amplitude


• Compass Error and Leeway


• Deviation Table Construction


• Visual Ranges: Luminous & Geographic


• Sunrise & Sunset


• Radio Direction Finders (RDF


• Tides and Tidal Currents


• Voyage Planning