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- The American Merchant Marine Veterans 26th Annual Convention at MITAGS June 4 - 7, 2012
- ATTENTION: MITAGS Shuttle Service Pick Up Zones at BWI Airport & Local Transportation Options
- MITAGS ECDIS training meets 2010 STCW Amendments
- Mariner Update - Able Seafarer to Mate
- 2012 Chief Mate - Master Schedule Now Available
- New Dates for Management, Communication & Leadership Course
- Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefit for CMM and AB to MATE Programs
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Search and Rescue (SAR)
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Course Description
This course is required by Able Seamen upgrading to 3rd/2nd Mate. This course provides a thorough knowledge and understanding of the IMO Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR) such that trainees will be able to use it effectively when faced with a search and rescue situation. This Search and Rescue Course presents the student with policies, organization, and procedures involved in the Search and Rescue process as generally practiced by the U.S. Coast Guard and other counties as well. It is expected that students completing this course will gain a broad understanding of the subject matter beyond skills and operational procedures learned in training for qualification in daily seamanship and navigation training. Attaining this higher level of understanding will enable better understanding, knowledge and expertise to accomplish search and rescue functions
This course satisfies the following STCW95 and CFR training requirements:
- The contents of the IMO Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR)
- STCW‑95 Table A-II/1 and Table A-II/3
- 46 CFR 46 Part 10 pertaining to Search and Rescue
What You Will Learn
- Administration and International Provisions
- Communications
- Operating Procedures
- SAR Resources
- Navigation
- Search Areas
- Search Patterns
What You Should Bring
- Divders
- Triangles
- All practical navigation Equipment
Students who satisfactorily completed the 16-hour course “Search and Rescue” offered by the Maritime Advancement, Training, Education and Safety Program through the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies. This course of training meets the guidelines for demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the theory and competencies of “Respond to a Distress Signal At Sea - Search and Rescue” as laid out in STCW‑95 Table A-II/1, and 46 CFR Part 10 pertaining to Search and Rescue.
