SeaSchool

 
 

SeaSchool

 

We Hold Your Hand Til' It Holds A License

Sea School offers U.S. Coast Guard-approved maritime training and is considered to be the premier maritime training school in the country.

We have been in business for over 42 years with convenient locations along the Eastern Seaboard, Gulf Coast, and the Caribbean. Our Coast Guard-approved instructors are the best in the industry.

Whether you're new to the maritime world or an "Old Salt", Sea School has you covered. We never forget that you're the customer and your career goals are as important to us as they are to you.

Sea School is family-owned and operated, so come join the Sea School family. Contact us today and let us show you how we can take you where you want to go.

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Able Seaman

Ordinary Seaman (OS) or an Able Seaman (AB) rating is required to work on all ocean going commercial vessels of greater than 100 gross tons.

  • Ordinary Seaman (OS) is an entry level rating that requires NO qualifying experience, exams or training. Advancement from OS can be to either the deck department as AB (Able Seaman) or to the engine room as QMED (Qualified Member of the Engine Department). Ordinary Seaman and QMED do not require Lifeboatman (Proficiency in Survival Craft).

    Able Seaman is a deck rating that requires qualifying sea service experience. Each different AB rating will be based on qualifying sea service experience. All AB ratings require the mariner to complete an approved Lifeboatman (Proficiency in Survival Craft) Course.

    The different levels of AB are:

    AB Unlimited

    Requires 1080 days of qualifying sea service experience on the deck of vessels operating on the ocean waters or the Great Lakes.

    AB Limited

    Requires 540 days of qualifying sea service experience on the deck of vessels greater than 100 gross tons operating on the federally navigable inland waters of the US or on ocean waters.

    AB Special

    Requires 360 days of qualifying sea service experience on vessels operating on the federally navigable inland waters of the US or on ocean waters, including the Great Lakes.

    Additional Requirements:

    - 18 years old

    - Application form CG 719-B

    - Drug Screen & Physical

    - TWIC

    - Proof of Citizenship

    - Social Security Card

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STCW Basic Training

Seafarer’s employed or engaged in any capacity on board ship as part of the ship’s complement with designated duties in the operation of the ship shall, before being assigned, have completed Basic Training.

  • This is actually four courses:

    Basic Firefighting

    Personal Survival Techniques

    Personal Safety/Social Responsibility

    Elementary First Aid

    The course runs for five days. All mariners that wish to operate in international waters must show that they are competent in the four areas mentioned.

    For mariners with Coast Guard licenses for vessels of more than 200 GRT/500GT (ITC), Near Coastal or Oceans, and; original issue or current holders of a Merchant Mariner’s Document (MMD) without or with endorsed qualified rating(s).

    How to Comply

    All mariners who apply for an original MMD or currently hold an “entry level” MMD without an endorsed qualified rating (ordinary seaman/wiper/steward), comply with STCW by completing the four Basic Training (BT) courses, which are: Basic Firefighting; Personal Survival Techniques; Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities; and Elementary First Aid. Then the MMD holder applies for an STCW certificate from the Coast Guard.

    For those mariners that are applying for an original license, or presently hold a Coast Guard license for vessels of not more than 200 GRT, Near Coastal, may also comply with STCW by simply completing Basic Training (BT), and then apply for the STCW certificate from the Coast Guard.

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Master / Mate 25-100 GRT

This course is an add-on to Sea School=s OUPV (6-Pack) course. If you do not already have your OUPV license, you will need to start there as it is the first part of this course. You do not have to get your OUPV license but you will have to complete that course and then go on to this course.

  • UPGRADE OUPV (6-Pack) to MASTER 25, 50 or 100 GRT

    Like the 6 Pack, this is an entry level license.

    This course is an add-on to Sea School=s OUPV (6-Pack) course. If you do not already have your OUPV license, you will need to start there as it is the first part of this course. You do not have to get your OUPV license but you will have to complete that course and then go on to this course. After you have successfully completed both courses and tests, you may then apply for your Master 25, 50 or 100 GRT license.

    If you already have your OUPV license then the Upgrade process from OUPV to MASTER is quite straightforward.

    Requirements for this upgrade license are additional sea time, physical, and drug screen along with the license application from the Coast Guard.

    Your next step is to take a tough USCG exam at the Regional Exam Center near you or you can complete our Upgrade Course and test in lieu of that CG exam.

    Upon successful completion, a Certificate of Completion/Diploma will be issued that must be presented to the Coast Guard along with the rest of your application so that your Master License may be issued.

    The sea time requirements for this license are:

    MASTER Inland:

    - Requires 360 days (the same as the 6 pack).

    - For any license, 90 days of your sea time must be in the past 3 years.

    With an OUPV Endorsement

    - Requires 90 days outside COLREGS or Boundary Lines.

    - Allows you operate an Inspected Vessel on Inland waters, and a 6-Pack Vessel 100 miles offshore.

    With a MATE Near Coastal Endorsement

    - Requires 180 days outside COLREGS or Boundary Lines.

    - Lets you operate an Inspected Vessel on Inland waters and a 6-Pack Vessel out to 200 miles offshore.

    MASTER Near Coastal:

    - Requires 720 days, ½ of which (360) must be in Near Coastal waters.

    - For any license, 90 days of your sea time must be in the past 3 years.

    General Information:

    - Since you already hold an OUPV, sea time already in your file is counted.

    - Time before and after your time on file can also be counted.

    - If the PHYSICAL that is in your file is more than 36 months old (at the time you give the USCG your paperwork), you'll need to have it updated.

    - If the DRUG TEST that is in your file is more than 6 months old (at the time you give the USCG your paperwork), you'll need to have it updated.

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Son of a Seacook

This course provides the student with an understanding and knowledge of sanitation, nutrition, and the preparation, production and service of soups, sauces, meats, poultry, and seafood. Students will be operating in a "live" environment preparing 3 meals per day while in class.

  • This course provides the student with an understanding and knowledge of sanitation, nutrition, and the preparation, production and service of soups, sauces, meats, poultry, and seafood. Students will be operating in a "live" environment preparing 3 meals per day while in class.

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