Radar Observer Recertification

This course provides training to mariners who wish to obtain an endorsement to their US Coast Guard Merchant Mariners License as Radar Observer.

Satisfactory completion of any of these courses satisfies the U.S. Coast Guard requirement for issuance of the endorsement with no further testing at the Coast Guard.

The course provides students with classroom instruction covering the examination topics identified in 46 CFR, Part 11, Sec. 11.305(C)(5)

The course is divided into several sections as follows:

• River navigation and collision avoidance on rivers including practical exercises and examinations on RADAR simulator
• Collision avoidance including target vessel course/speed change including practical exercises and examination
• Effect of own-ship course/speed change including practical exercises and examination.

*****Please click on this link to review the Recertification Booklet prior to attendance.

Examination:

3 written examinations with 70% passing score.