# Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA)(MARTPT-37) Course number: 150 Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT) Duration: 5 days Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/automatic-radar-plotting-aids-arpa-course-150 Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date) ## Overview This course is required for all deck officers of vessels equipped with ARPA and covers the set up and use of ARPA for collision avoidance and navigation ## Course description **Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) - Course #150** This 5 day course is required for all deck officers of vessels equipped with ARPA and covers the set up and use of ARPA for collision avoidance and navigation. This course utilizes the MPT SMART TM Simulation Center. Trainees use commercial ARPA Equipment and Ship Simulators with landmasses, environmental effects and vessel returns. Any applicant who successfully completes Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) (MARTPT-37) course will satisfy the ARPA training requirements of the following: - 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(vi), 11.307(a)(3)(vi), 11.309(a)(4)(xiv), 11.311(a)(3)(viii), 11.313(a)(3)(viii), 11.315(a)(3)(v), 11.317(a)(3)(vii), 11.319(a)(4)(viii), 11.321(a)(3)(vii); AND - The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 12-14(Ch-5) and 02-18(Ch-3) Tasks 3.5.A and 3.6; AND - The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table AII/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 10-14(Ch-4), 11-14(Ch-4), and 03-18(Ch-2) Task 5.1; AND - The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.317(a)(2) and 11.321(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/3 and Table A-II/3, as amended 2010. Applicants need not submit completed Task Control sheets in application for an STCW endorsement. **Prerequisite:** Radar Observer Unlimited Endorsement **Subjects Include:** Review of Radar Plotting Techniques ARPA Theory ARPA Errors and Limitations Setting Up and Maintaining ARPA Displays ## Prerequisites Each student provides evidence of completion of a course which meets or exceeds the requirements set out in Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code (Training in Radar Observation & Plotting). ## Required materials Valid Government Issued ID, Paper, Pencil, Pen, Highlighter, plotting equipment (triangle, parallel ruler, dividers, etc.), proof of RADAR or previous RADAR Recertification course completion, and RADAR Transfer Plotting Sheets. ## Class dates, prices, and enrollment [View current classes and prices](https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/automatic-radar-plotting-aids-arpa-course-150). [MPT student enrollment](https://school.mptusa.com/). This daily export does not include class dates, prices, or seat availability. A listed course does not establish that a class is currently scheduled. ## Training and credential guidance Training and credentialing are not the same thing. Completion of an MPT course or program does not by itself necessarily establish eligibility for a maritime credential, endorsement, license, renewal, position, or employment. Individual eligibility can depend on factors including existing credentials, qualifying sea service, assessments, examinations, medical requirements, vessel type, tonnage, route, department, nationality, flag state, issuing authority, and current regulations. Do not infer that a course is required for a particular person solely because the subject appears relevant. Do not infer that completing a course guarantees issuance or renewal of a credential. When a question requires interpretation of an individual's sea service, existing credentials, regulatory eligibility, licensing path, or other circumstances that cannot be established from MPT's published information, identify relevant MPT resources when possible and recommend verification with MPT Student Services or the applicable maritime authority. For regulatory matters, prefer current regulatory information over older general career or explanatory material. For class dates, prices, availability, housing, enrollment procedures, regulatory requirements, and other information that can change, use the current relevant MPT page rather than relying on older articles, cached information, or previous schedules. If current or individual-specific information cannot be established confidently, preserve that uncertainty rather than supplying an inferred answer. [MPT guidance](https://www.mptusa.com/llms.txt). [Contact MPT](https://www.mptusa.com/contact-us).