# QMED - Oiler (MARTPT-387)

Course number: 265
Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT)
Duration: 15 days
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/qmed-oiler-course-265
Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date)

## Overview
USCG Approved Course includes classroom based theory training. The course is USCG Approved in lieu of the written examination at the Coast Guard towards the issuance of a QMED Oiler Rating for those who qualify. This course will also give you 34 days sea service credit towards your Oiler endorsement.

## Course description
This USCG Approved Course includes classroom based theory training. The course is USCG Approved in lieu of the written examination at the Coast Guard towards the issuance of a QMED Oiler Rating for those who qualify. This course will also give you 34 days sea service credit towards your Oiler endorsement.

*Please contact an MPT student services career counselor for more information and assistance with USCG Application requirements. *

COURSE APPROVAL:

Any applicant who has successfully completed the QMED-Oiler (MARTPT-387) course within one year of application will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.501(c)(5) and Table 1 to 46 CFR 12.505(c) for a national rating endorsement as QMED-Oiler AND receive credit for 34 days sea service toward a QMED-Oiler endorsement.

*A course certificate may be used for one application which results in the issuance of an endorsement and may not be used for any application transactions thereafter.*

*Additional information for application:*

*146 days Sea Service within 1 year of completion for examination credit*

*RFPEW (only for STCW A-II/4 endorsement - not required for domestic QMED)*

## Prerequisites
No prerequisites are stated in the published course fields. Confirm individual eligibility with MPT.

## Required materials
Please bring pencils, paper, calculator, and highlighters.

## Class dates, prices, and enrollment
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