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This course provides training to mariners seeking
a license as Apprentice Mate (Steersman) of Towing Vessels. Any
student successfully completing the course will satisfy the
examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for original issuance
or 46 CFR 10.209(c)(iii) for renewal of a license as Apprentice
Mate (Steersman) of Towing Vessels or Master or Mate (Pilot) of
Towing Vessels; provided that they either; hold a license as
Master Not More Than 150 or 200 Gross Register Tons (GRT) or hold
a license as Master Not More Than 25, 50 or 100 Gross Tons and
have completed CMTI’s 50 ½ hour Upgrade Master Not More Than 100
Gross Tons to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons course within
one year of completion of the Apprentice Mate Course or have
completed both CMTI’s 80 hour Master Not More Than 100 Gross Tons
course and 50 ½ – hour Upgrade Master Not More Than 100 Gross Tons
to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons course within one year of
completion of the Apprentice Mate Course.
NOTE: This is not a stand alone course unless a mariner already
holds a Master/Mate not more than 200 GRT License and has been
approved by the USCG to take the examination for Master of Towing
Vessels. If a mariner does not hold a license and wants to "run" a
towing vessel, the entire USCG approved Apprentice Mate
(Steersman) curriculum, consisting of CMTI's 80-Hour Master, not
more than 100 GRT, 50.5-Hour Upgrade Master 100 GRT to Master not
more than 200 GRT and the 12-Hour Apprentice Mate (Steersman)
course. This was done to allow the mariner to obtain a more
versatile license that will allow them to operate inspected
vessels as well as uninspected towing vessels within the limits of
their license while still meeting all of the training requirements
for issuance of an Apprentice Mate (Steersman) License.
This course will also be of value to others operating vessels
on the water who may not be seeking U.S. Coast Guard documents,
licenses or endorsements, or whose experience is not up to the
minimum requirements established under ideal conditions
Each student will receive a personal copy of the Towing
Officer’s Assessment Record (TOAR) for completion on board towing
vessels. Completion of the TOAR and appropriate sea service are
required for advancement to Mate and Master of Towing Vessels. No
further examination is required.
The following topics are covered in the course:
- Capabilities and Limitations of Towing Vessels
- Towing Terminology, Gear and Fittings
- Towing Vessel Operations – General
- Towing Vessel Operations – Towing
- Ice Navigation
- Un-inspected Towing Vessel Regulations
- Regulations Pertaining to Barges
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