Title:

Deckhand Orientation Training Program

Number:

D-700

Summary:

Class Size:

12 Students  Pre-registration is required to hold your seat

Length:

40 Hours (5 Days)

Cost:

$595.00

Prerequisites:

Schedule:

Call to be placed on our waiting list in the event of a last minute cancellation or for additional course dates 

To Register:

Call 1-800-642-CMTI  or Register On-Line

Course Details:

This is a comprehensive 1-week training program designed to teach new skills to the entry-level mariner or to enhance skills of those mariners who have minimal sea-going experience. This course serves to increase awareness and promote safety in your surroundings.

Topics covered in the course include:

• Working in the maritime industry
  • USCG Drug & Alcohol policy
  • Company expectations
  • Crew integration, Career paths, Advancement opportunities, Personal evaluations
  • Chain of command, Shipboard life, Sea/shore rotation, Shipboard customs & courtesies
  • Shipboard sanitation, Personal Hygiene, Work duties, Watchstanding
• Responsibilities
• Complete 8-hour USCG approved/STCW IMO compliant First Aid & CPR course
• Vessel terminology including setting watertight integrity
• Shipboard emergencies
• Shipboard fire prevention and firefighting including hands on practice with portable fire extinguishers
• Marlinespike seamanship including practical line handling
• Deck maintenance including hand tool usage, safety and surface preparation and painting