# Chief Mate / Master License Advancement Preparation Course number: 625 Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT) Duration: 15 days Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/chief-mate-master-license-advancement-preparation-course-625 Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date) ## Overview Satisfy your need to prepare for your Chief Mate or Master's exam! Learn all details of the major examination modules you will be subject to with a focus on Navigation Problems: Near-Coastal, Navigation Problems: Oceans, Deck Safety: Stability; Navigation Problems: Chart Plot. Contact the Student Services Office for availability. ## Course description Candidates enrolling in this course should be preparing to take the USCG Chief Mate or Master Examinations up to Unlimited Tonnage. This course is a review of the types of questions and problems that will be on the USCG exams. This course is led by a Master Instructor who will review what is on the test and how to be completely prepared for success on the exam. This 3 week course (Monday - Friday) will review the subjects on the examinations. Additional study is available online with LAPware to review the USCG question and answer pool as needed. Course #625 should not be undertaken until the candidate has completed all/most required training courses for the raise in grade and are preparing to take the written examinations shortly thereafter. Candidates wishing to test shortly after the course should apply to the USCG in advance and receive their ATT (approval to test) letter from the National Maritime Center and call to set up testing dates at the REC. The closest REC to MPT is in Miami but you can test at any USCG REC once approved. ## Prerequisites No prerequisites are stated in the published course fields. Confirm individual eligibility with MPT. ## Required materials Passport or National ID, Pencil Chief Mate / Master Prep Course 625: Class Materials List Stability Reference Book (with the blue, white & salmon colored pages) Triangles (or parallel rules if preferred) Dividers Stability and Trim for the Ships Officer (helpful reference book, optional – we may have loaners) Rules of the Road Book Starfinder USCG Training Charts HO 229 - Vol 2 Universal Plotting Sheets Maneuvering Boards Bowditch Nautical Almanac Coast Pilot & Light List Reprints Tide & Tidal Current Table Reprints Scientific calculator (TI 30x style or equivalent – non programmable) We also recommend a quizzing software program such as Hawsepiper or a subscription to Lapware for extra study and preparation of Q & A. All of the above can be purchased in the ships store if needed. ## Class dates, prices, and enrollment [View current classes and prices](https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/chief-mate-master-license-advancement-preparation-course-625). [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).