Compass Courses Maritime Training - USCG and STCW Approved Licensing

USCG Captain’s & Master License Programs, Merchant Marine Courses & STCW Courses in Edmonds WA

Established in 2001, Compass Courses Maritime Training provides USCG approved licensing and safety training on a frequent and consistent schedule. Since its inception, Compass Courses has trained 12000+ mariners in 20 USCG/STCW approved courses. The facilities include multiple classrooms, full-size lifeboat, gravity davit and a TRANSAS Simulator system for Radar training (RFPNW).

Compass Courses passion is to provide current and future seafarers with the knowledge, understanding and proficiencies they require to be successful and safe through quality training on a reliable schedule.

The Compass Courses offers a Scholarship Program which is designed to provide professional mariners an opportunity to earn a scholarship to the Compass Courses training program of their choice. The award is offered once every two months.

The Compass Courses Scholarship Program provides entry-level mariners with an opportunity to jump-start their careers. The program offers financial aid for those seeking to gain entry into, or continue working in the maritime industry.

This program is intended to serve as a gap filler between scholarship programs tailored to youth and their entry to the industry and those that target management level employees. Scholarships will be reviewed upon receipt and awardees will be notified immediately following their selection.

USCG Captain’s & Master License Programs

• Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV): This seven day, 54-hour, in-lieu-of-exam course, covers four topic areas, practical chart plotting, and marlinespike skills. These skills are required by the US Coast Guard for candidates pursuing an OUPV deck officer endorsement on their Merchant Mariners Credential (MMC).
• 100 Ton Captain's Licensing: Master License courses offer two weeks of classroom instruction by professional, licensed captains and includes - 100 Ton Master Inland/Near Coastal & Operator Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV).
• Upgrade Master 100 Tons to Master 200 Tons (32 hours): This upgrade course covers the slightly more complex subject matter and refined detail required for operation of vessels greater than 100 GRT but not exceeding 200 GRT.

USCG Merchant Marine Courses

• Able Seaman: The Able Seaman course satisfies the requirements for any Able Seaman document such as - Unlimited, Limited, Special, OSV, Fishing, Sail and MODU. This course has a prerequisite of a minimum of 180 days of sea time.
• Apprentice Mate (Steersman): The Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Upgrade course is designed for those mariners working towards becoming a mate on tugboats. This 16-hour in-lieu-of-exam course is available to those who currently hold a license as Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons or have satisfied the examination requirements for a license as Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons within the previous 12 months.
• ARPA Course: This 4-day course will satisfy the training and assessment requirements for ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aids) for both 46 CFR 11.202(C) and the STCW ARPA assessments for OICNW 3-2A through 3-2N.
• Bridge Resource Management (3 days): This course provides training to mariners seeking an STCW endorsement at the management and operational (Master License/Mate License) levels on vessels over 500 Gross Tons ITC. This is a non-simulator-based course.
• ECDIS: The 5-day ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) course is designed to enhance the safety of navigation by providing the knowledge and skills necessary to fully utilize the ECDIS.
• Radar Recertification: The 1-day Radar Observer Recertification course is approved for Unlimited, Inland, and Rivers Recertification.
• Radar Observer (Unlimited) (5 days); This course trains students in the proper use of radar for risk assessment, collision avoidance, and navigation.
• Tankerman PIC: The 5-day Tankerman PIC (DL) course satisfies CFR requirements for endorsement as a Tankerman-PIC (DL) or Tankerman-PIC (Barge) DL, the CFR and STCW requirements for Advanced Oil Tanker Cargo Operations and Advanced Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, and the requirements for Tankerman-Assistant DL, Tankerman-Engineer DL, and Basic Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations.
• Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties (VPDSD): This Maritime Security course is for all seafarers that have Security duties as part of their job. The course is offered in one day.

USCG Approved STCW Courses

• Advanced Firefighting: The 32-hour Advanced Firefighting course is USCG and STCW approved.
• Advanced Firefighting Revalidation: Compass Courses’ USCG approved one-day STCW Advanced Firefighting Revalidation course is designed to meet the training and assessment requirements of personnel who have successfully completed USCG approved Advanced Firefighting course.
• Crisis Management and Human Behavior (Other than Ro-Ro) (8 hours): Designed for masters, chief mates, chief engineer officers, second engineer officers, and any person having responsibility for the safety of passengers in emergency situations.
• Crowd Management: The 4-hour Crowd Management (includes Ro-Ro) course is for all personnel designated on muster lists to assist passengers in emergency situations on passenger ships.
• Leadership & Managerial Skills: This STCW 5-day Leadership & Managerial Skills course offers training for chief mates, master & second engineers, and chief engineers.
• STCW Basic Training: 5-day, STCW Basic Safety Training course is comprised of four modules that meet USCG and STCW standards.
• Basic Training Refresher : The 3-day STCW Basic Training Refresher is for those mariners who have previously taken the 5-day Basic Training and cannot document 360 days in the last 5 years.
• Basic Training Revalidation: The 2-day STCW Basic Training Revalidation is for those mariners who have previously taken the 5-day Basic Training and require its renewal for their credential.
• PSC Lifeboatman: This four-day Proficiency in Survival Craft/Lifeboatman course teaches you the practical and procedural aspects of survival craft.
• PSC Lifeboatman Refresher: This 2-day USCG & STCW approved course is for mariners who have previously taken a Proficiency in Survival Craft course and cannot document 360 days of sea time in the last 5 years.

LAST UPDATED ON July 25, 2021