This entry-level course provides training for persons entering into the marine industry as seaman. Students learn terms, boat handling, vessel systems, stability, weather and marlinspike. Emphasis is placed on safety, including both pool and on-board drills. This course is U.S. Coast approved on the Ketchikan campus as one of three courses for the 100 Ton Masters license with no additional examination. J, K Basic Navigation and Piloting is a basic course in the principles of navigation and piloting.
Emphasis is placed on both geometric and electronic position fixing techniques.
Course includes tides, currents and aids to navigation. This course is U.S. Coast Guard approved as one of three course for the 100 Ton Masters license with no additional exam. This course focuses on survival equipment and procedures to be used in an emergency in the marine environment. This course also includes the drill instructor requirements for documented fishing vessels that fish beyond the boundary line. A pool exercise will also be conducted as well as a drill onboard a fishing vessel.