Oceans Navigation/Celestial Navigation (500/1600 GRT) (MARTPT-107)
Course 201

Delivered by highly qualified MPT Instructor(s), this course covers all required types of celestial navigation calculations for mates and masters. It will satisfy the Celestial Navigation Training & Assessment Requirement of STCW A-II/1, as amended for raise in scope.

Course Approval

Any applicant who has successfully completed your Oceans Navigation/Celestial Navigation (500/1600 GRT) (MARTPT-107) course satisfying:

• The Oceans Navigation examination requirements of:
• Navigation General: Oceans; AND
• Navigation Problems: Oceans

For increasing the scope of an endorsement from near coastal to oceans for the following National Deck Officer endorsements, PROVIDED the course was completed within one year of application:

• Second or Third Mate of self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage;
• Master or Mate of self-propelled vessels of less than 1600 GRT;
• Master or Mate of self-propelled vessels of less than 500 GRT;
•  Master or Mate of self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT;
• Towing Vessel Endorsements;
• Master or Mate of Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels;
• Master (OSV), Chief Mate (OSV), or Mate (OSV) of offshore supply vessels; AND
• The Celestial Navigation training requirements of 46 CFR 11.309(a)(4)(viii) for an STCW endorsement as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC); AND
• The Celestial Navigation 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-6) and 02-18(Ch-4) Tasks 1.1.A, 1.1.B, 1.1.C, 1.1.D, 1.1.E, 1.1.F, and 1.7.F; AND
• The Celestial Navigation standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A-II/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 10-14(Ch-4), 11-14(Ch-4), and 03-18(Ch-3) Tasks 1.2.A, 1.2.B, 1.2.C, 2.1.A, 2.1.B, 2.1.C, and 3.1.A.

Length: 14 days (8 hr)

This course is also an excellent refresher for Chief Mate/Master Unlimited Candidates preparing for their USCG Examinations.

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