North U has teamed up with Mariners Learning System to offer North U participants a way to enhance their boating knowledge or start a career in the marine industry. The program offers a suite of six US Coast Guard-approved online captain’s licensing courses, from “six pack” to master 25/50/100 ton licenses, that can be taken online in the comfort of home or on the road and at your own pace.
The Mariners Learning System incorporates broadcast quality, on-demand audio lectures, professionally produced training videos and online computer-based training. Included is access to online instructors, each a Coast Guard-licensed master who has gone through a rigorous Coast Guard approval process to become an instructor. In addition, toll-free telephone support and access to staff instructors is provided.
Upon completion of a course, taking a proctored exam, and meeting other requirements such as documenting sea time and passing a physical examination, North U partipants simply submit, within one year, the application package to the nearest Coast Guard Regional Exam Center and upon review and approval, they will issue the license. To date the system has trained more than 15,000 students with a 98.7% exam pass rate.
Many take the programs for the following reasons;
- To work as a paid captain or mate
- To use their boat for charter
- To learn or refresh your skills in navigation, chart plotting, rules of the road, safety & regulations,
buoyage systems, basic weather, basic stability, and much more!
- To earn a credential that shows your experience and may even reduce insurance costs
- To improve your resume if you want to get a job on a bigger boat
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Mariners Learning System