Able Seaman (Any Rating) Sign-Up

This is our 5 day/ 40 hr Able Seaman Course

We also offer Able Seaman with Lifeboat Limited Assessments in addition to this course. Lifeboat Limited Practical Assessments will be given to students who require Lifeboat Limited

• Any Student who does not have either  an STCW Endorsement in Proficiency in Survival Craft (PSC) or Lifeboat Limited (Limited to vessels without lifeboats) does not qualify for any rating of Able Seaman.
• National AB Checklist

Successful completion of this course and presenting this Certificate of Training within one year of the completion of training, will satisfy the written examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.405(a) for the Deck General and Navigation General, Deck Safety and Rules of the Road; the  Practical Marlinspike Seamanship Demonstration requirement of 46 CFR 12.405(c ); the knowledge of pollution laws and regulations of 46 CFR 12.405(d); AND the written  Lifeboat Limited  examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.409 for any endorsement as Able Seaman restricted to vessels without lifeboats.

Able Seaman Training

The Code of Federal Regulations establishes in (46 CFR 12.05) five categories of able seaman for the United States Merchant Marine:

Any Waters, Unlimited

Requires three years service on deck on vessels operating on the oceans or the Great Lakes.

Limited

Requires 18 months service on deck in vessels of 100 gross tons or more which operate in a service not exclusively confined to the rivers and smaller inland lakes of the United States.

Special

Requires 12 months service on deck on vessels operating on the oceans, or the navigable waters of the United States including the Great Lakes.

Special (OSV)

Requires six months service on deck on vessels operating on the oceans, or the navigable waters of the United States including the Great Lakes.

Sail

Requires six months service on deck on sail or auxiliary sail vessels operating on the oceans or the navigable waters of the United States including the Great Lakes.