# Visual Communications (Flashing Light) (MARTPT–542) Course number: 207 Provider: Maritime Professional Training (MPT) Duration: 1 days Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Source: https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/visual-signaling-course-and-exam-course-207 Export generated: 2026-10-19T15:17:22Z (not a course revision date) ## Overview Satisfy your STCW visual signaling training requirements for Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) and complete the necessary STCW visual signaling assessments of competence along the way! Learn about the various publications and methods utilized to communicate with vessels at sea and stations ashore. Contact the Student Services Office for availability. ## Course description **Visual Communications (Flashing Light) - Course #207** This 1/2 day course satisfies the STCW training requirements and assessments of competence for visual signaling. Each student who successfully completes this course will demonstrate - the ability to use the International Code of Signals - the ability to transmit and receive, by Morse light, distress signal SOS as specified in Annex IV of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended, and appendix 1 of the International Code of Signals, and visual signaling of single letter signals as also specified in the International Code of Signals. **We strongly recommend that you study Morse Code by Flashing Light prior to taking this course. Flashing Light Software or applications can be found online. This will greatly improve your ability to be successful in the *practical* examination at the end of the class. ** This course will satisfy the following requirements: - The Visual Signaling *training* requirements of 46 CFR 11.309(a)(4)(vi) and 11.319(a)(4)(vi) for STCW endorsement as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) (Operational Level); AND - The Visual Signaling *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-7) and 02-18(Ch-5) Tasks 8.1 and 8.2. Applicants who have successfully completed this course need not present completed Task Control Sheets for these assessments in application for STCW certification. MPT has practice videos uploaded onto our YouTube channel. Click [HERE]() to access these videos for practice. **NOTE: USCG requires 4 words per minute as a standard rate for practical assessment.** **Subjects Include:** - International Code of Signals (Pub H-102) - Morse Code - General Signal Code - Medical Code - Emergency & Lifesaving Signals ** ** ## Prerequisites This course is open to any student. ## Required materials Paper, Pencil & Pen, Highlighter Bring Passport for Identification/Nationality ## Class dates, prices, and enrollment [View current classes and prices](https://www.mptusa.com/course-details/visual-signaling-course-and-exam-course-207). [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).