# RFPNW STCW Tasks (Assessments)

Course number: 251
Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT)
Duration: 1 days
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/rfpnw-stcw-tasks-assessments-course-251
Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date)

## Overview
This simulator based assessment session is designed to meet the requirements for the skills and knowledge to fulfill the competency of ratings to perform the navigation function at the support level, Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (RFPNW), as specified in Section A-II/4 of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code, as amended.

## Course description
**Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch: Tasks - Course #251**

This simulator based assessment session is designed to meet the requirements for the skills and knowledge to fulfill the competency of ratings to perform the navigation function at the support level, Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (RFPNW), as specified in Section A-II/4 of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code, as amended.

The following practical assessments performed below will be assessed and signed off by a Qualified Assessor.

1.1.A; 1.1.B; 1.1.C; 1.2.A; 1.2.B; 1.2.C; 1.2.D; 1.2.E; 1.2.F; 1.2.G; 1.2.H; 1.2.1; 1.3.A;1.3.B; 2.1.A; 2.1.B; 2.1.C; 3.1.A; 3.2.A; 3.3.A; 3.3.B; 3.3B; 3.4.A, 3.4.B; 3.5.A; 3.5.B, 3.6.A1, and 3.6.B1.

These tasks can be signed off either through this simulation session or on a vessel of the appropriate size by a qualified assessor. This is not approved as a course, you will not get any sea time credit for these tasks (assessments). The purpose of this session is for the completion of the tasks (assessments) only, you must obtain your sea time separately.

 **\* Please note that assessments 3.6.A and 3.6.B are required by the USCG to be performed onboard a vessel and may not be signed off during a simulation. However, Tasks 3.6.A1 and 3.6.B1 are used as an alternative to these tasks. Therefore, all assessments will be signed off in the student record of assessment.**

**Additional Recommended Courses:**

Basic Safety Training #140

Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats #146

Able Seaman #252

Tankerman Dangerous Liquids #170

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

## Required materials
ALL Students: Need to bring Paper, Pencil/Pen, Highlighter

## Class dates, prices, and enrollment
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