USCG Approved Deck and Engineering Training Programs in Cheriton, Virginia – This School is no longer active
Located in Cheriton, VA, Pacific Atlantic Professional Academy (PAPA) teaches students the skills needed for a successful career in the maritime industry. With its state-of-the-art learning facility, they can provide the training necessary to create experienced professionals to fill the needs of the growing maritime workforce.
A commitment to quality training is PAPA’s driving force, and they offer many unique features such as a fire trainer Simulator, which will be used to train area firefighters, a damage control trainer to teach mariners how to cope with maritime disasters, and a training pool which is used to teach marine water survival.
This school is no longer offering the courses. Please check our Virginia Section for similar schools.
Training Programs
USCG Captain & Master Courses
- Master 100 GRT
- Operator of Uninspected Passenger (OUPV) Vessel
- Upgrade OUPV to 100 GRT Master
- Upgrade Master 100 GRT to Master 200 GRT
FCC License Courses
- FCC Exams & Courses
- FCC Exam Element 1 Marine Radio Operator
- FCC Exam Element 3 General Radio Operator License
- FCC Exam Element 6 First Class Telegraph Operator
- FCC Exam Element 7 GMDSS Operator
- FCC Exam Element 8 Ship Radar Endorsement
USCG Deck Courses
- Able Bodied Seaman
- Advance Fire Fighting
- Advanced Cargo Handling & Stowage
- Advanced Meteorology
- Advanced Shiphandling
- Advanced Stability
- Advanced Watchkeeping
- Apprentice Mate Steering
- Automatic Radar Plotter Aid (ARPA)
- Barge Fire Fighting
- Basic Shiphandling and Steering Control Systems
- Bridge Resource Management
- Cargo Handling and Storage
- Celestial Navigation (Management Level)
- Celestial Navigation (Operational Level)
- Celestial Navigation 200 GRT
- Crisis Management and Human Behavior
- Crowd Management
- Deck Familiarization
- Designated Examiner for Towing Vehicles
- Electronic Chart Display and Informational System-Transas Software
- Electronic Chart Display and Informational System-VMS/Sperry Software
- Electronic Navigation
- Emergency Procedures
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS
- Marine Safety Instructor
- Maritime Security Awareness
- Marlinespike Seamanship
- Master/Mate Fishing Course (Near Coastal)
- Medical Care Person in Charge
- Medical Care Provider
- Meteorology (Operational Level)
- Operating Principles of Marine Propulsion Plants
- Personal Safety and Social Responsibility
- Personal Survival Techniques
- Port Facility Security Officer
- Proficiency in Survival Craft-Lifeboat
- Radar Observer (Inland)
- Radar Observer Refresher
- Radar Observer Renewal
- Radar Observer Unlimited
- Rating forming Part of a Navigational Watch
- Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (Assessments Only)
- Rules of the Road
- Ship Construction and Stability
- Ship Management and Maritime Law
- Tank Barge Dangerous Liquids (Renewal)
- Tank Barge Dangerous Liquids-Tankerman PIC Barge
- Tank Ship Dangerous Liquids (Tankerman PIC Ship)
- Tank Ship Dangerous Liquids-Renewal
- Tank Ship Familiarization (aka Tankerman Assist)
- Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation
- Train the Trainer
- Vessel Resource Management
- Vessel Security Officer
- Visual Communications (aka Flashing Light)
- Watchkeeping and Bridge Resource Management
USCG Engineering Courses
- Designated Duty Engineer
- Designated Duty Engineer-Unlimited Horsepower
- Engine Room Resource Management-Operational Level
- Engineering Familiarization Course
- QMED Qualified Member Engine Department-Electrician
- Qualified Member Engine Department-Oiler (Steam and Motor)
- Qualified Member Engineering Department-Fireman, Oiler, Watertender
- RFPEW Assessment
- Section 608 Technician Certification
- Vessel Resource Management
Pacific Atlantic Professional Academy is no longer active. Please check our Virginia Section for similar programs or go to Mariners Learning System for online Captain's / Master 100 Ton / FCC training & exams.