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This course provides training to mariners seeking
to upgrade their existing Master or Mate 100 Gross Registered Tons
(GRT) license upon Great Lakes, Inland and/or Near Coastal waters
to Master or Mate of 200 GRT as specified in 46 CFR Part 10. It
satisfies the classroom instruction and examination requirements
listed in 46 CFR 10.910, Table 10.910-2 in lieu of taking the
examinations at a US Coast Guard Regional Examination Center (REC).
The 200 GRT upgrade course is principally intended
for candidates who currently hold a U.S. Coast Guard license as
Master or Mate of 100 GRT or have completed a U.S. Coast Guard
approved course for Master or Mate of 100 GRT within the 12 month
previous to course attendance who wish to upgrade to Master or
Mate of 200 GRT. Ideally, students attending this course should
have completed a minimum period of one year underway on vessels of
appropriate GRT for Inland and Great Lakes and two years for Near
Coastal licenses with ninety days of that experience acquired
during the three years previous to enrollment, and preferably have
gained some experience of watch standing on the relevant waters.
It is the students responsibility to ensure that they have the
required minimum sea service on appropriate tonnage vessels for
the upgrade to 200 GRT. A basic knowledge and skill level
commensurate with a Master, 100 GRT license is prerequisite for
attendance at this course.
This course will also be of value to others
operating vessels on the water who may not be seeking U.S. Coast
Guard licenses, or whose experience is not up to the minimum
requirements established under ideal conditions. Because of this,
entry standards can be adjusted to suite the particular
circumstances. In most cases, the students for each course will
normally have backgrounds that meet or exceed the ideal entry
standards stated above.
The course is divided into two sections covering the following
topics:
Basic and Advanced Coastal Navigation
- Comprehensive review of basic navigation and plotting
(100 GRT level)
- Gyro compass error and correction
- Tides and currents including use of Table 3
- Distance and bearing Off
- Using luminous and geographic range tables
- Plotting LORAN “C” lines of position
- Plotting RADAR lines of position
- Accuracy of GPS and DGPS
- Introduction to Electronic Charting and Display
Information Systems (ECDIS)
- Practical exercises “A days work in navigation”
General Subjects For Deck Seamanship and Safety
- Intermediate vessel stability
- Vessel construction and basic damage control
- Maritime law and regulations including SOLAS 72 and
STCW 95 treaties
- Review of fire prevention and firefighting appliances
and procedures
- Ships power plants, propulsion systems and auxiliaries
- Review of cargo handling and stowage including bulk
liquid cargo
- Life saving and ship board drills
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