Certificate Program

Learning Outcomes

Students successfully completing the program will

1. Demonstrate the necessary skills (navigation, vessel operation and safety, Rules of the Road) to obtain a license as Master of Inland Steam or Motor Vessels of Not More Than 100 Gross Tons
2. Satisfy both the written and practical examination requirements for both the Able Seaman and the Lifeboatman endorsements. Students will receive the Lifeboatman endorsement at graduation
3. Qualify for an STCW (Standards Training Certification Watchstanding) "ratings forming part of a navigational watch" endorsement
4. Qualify for a license as Apprentice Mate (Steersman) of Near Coastal Uninspected Towing Vessels