*Guaranteed, no cancellation of scheduled course dates.

Course Length:  Training completed in 9 days (70 hours).

Course Required by: US Coast Guard
We satisfy STCW and FCC certification.

GMDSS Topics Covered:
•  SHIP's ANTENNAS
•  REGULATIONSAND TRAFFIC PROCEDURES
•  DISTRESS SIGNALSAND DISTRESS TRAFFIC
•  URGENCY TRANSMISSIONS
•  SAFETY TRANSMISSIONS
•  DSC- DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING
•  DSC PROCEDURES FOR VHF- MF AND HF
•  INMARSAT
•  INMARSAT- A
•  INMARSAT- C
•  INMARSAT- M/B
•  TELEX OVER RADIO
•  MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION UNDER THE GMDSS
•  EMERGENCY RADIO BEACONS
•  SART- SEARCHAND RESCUE TRANSPONDERS- PORTABLE VHF TRANCEIVERS
•  POWER SUPPLIES
•  MARITIME MOBILE TRAFFIC CHARGES
•  FALSE ALERTS IN THE GMDSS
•  THE ROLE OF THE RCC IN THE GMDSS

Retraining Required: Retesting is required every 5 years ($55 renewal fee). For more information on this, please visit www.uscg.mil/stcw/ 

Course Price: $2,125 / student
Course price includes meals for 10 days, books, materials, supplies and certificates.