# Search & Rescue (Management Level) (MARTPT-445)

Course number: 609
Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT)
Duration: 2 days
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/sar-m-search-rescue-management-level-course-609
Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date)

## Overview
Satisfy the the Search & Rescue training requirements for Chief Mates and Masters and get some of the necessary SAR Management assessments completed along the way! Learn about Search and Rescue scenarios and how the should be managed by a Chief Mate or Master. Become involved in SAR tabletop exercises which will assess your ability to accurately and efficiently manage a SAR situation. Contact the Student Services Office for availability.

## Course description
Completion of this course will meet the training requirements of Search and Rescue for Management Level.

Any applicant who successfully completes the Search & Rescue (MARTPT-445) course will satisfy the following:

- The Search & Rescue training requirements of 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(v) and 11.307(a)(3)(v) for STCW, as amended 2010 endorsements as Chief Mate or Master on vessels of 3,000 GT or more; AND

- The Search & Rescue training requirements of 46 CFR 11.311(a)(3)(v): 11.313(a)(3)(v) for STCW, as amended 2010 endorsements as Chief Mate or Master on vessels of more than 500 GT and less than 3,000 GT: AND,

- Will be considered to have successfully completed specific tasks of the National Assessment Guidelines found in NVICs 10-14, 11-14, and 03-18: Task 4.1.

Applicants are not required to present their completed Record of Assessment sheets.

## Prerequisites
MPT strongly recommends that students take SAR Operational before SAR Management

Officer In Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW)



## Required materials
Calculator, Eraser, plotting equipment (triangle, parallel ruler, dividers, etc.)

## Class dates, prices, and enrollment
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