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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Students demonstrate knowledge and practical application of the basic fire fighting skills required by the U.S. Coast Guard for all persons employed on offshore vessels. Skill areas include theory of fire, prevention techniques and response/suppression. Prerequisite: MAS 139. SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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2.00 Credits
Students gain practical experience by participating in the operation of the college's fifty-foot training vessel. Activities include preparing for the trip; securing the vessel after the trip; and operations while underway. Many activities are conducted at sea, weather permitting. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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3.00 Credits
Students learn to use the Code of Federal Regulations for Marine Transportation (46 CFR) for owner/operator drills and inspection and the preparation of a vessel for US Coast Guard inspection. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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3.00 Credits
Students demonstrate and apply the principles of stability, including free surface effect, center of gravity, effects of loading, and the rolling period. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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2.00 Credits
Students demonstrate mastery of the skills and techniques needed for prevention and treatment of cold water near drowning and hypothermia; cold water survival skills; sea survival; fire fighting and emergency drills; orientation; and emergency instructions. FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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2.00 Credits
Students demonstrate and apply watchkeeping skills including application of compass error; rules of the road; aids to navigation; marine radios; and position fixing and distance measuring on the nautical chart. Class includes practical experience during boat labs. Concurrently enrolled in MAS 175 is encouraged. FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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3.00 Credits
Students demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to conduct a vessel safely from one position to another including position, direction, and distance on the water. Celestial navigation is not included in this course. SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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2.00 Credits
Students demonstrate mastery of navigation skills used on Mercator charts, including dead reckoning, fixing a position, and maintaining nautical charts. Students demonstrate proper use of major navigation publications. Concurrently enrolled in MAS 164 is encouraged. FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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4.00 Credits
Students demonstrate knowledge and skill in the practical application of plotting lines of position using the sun, moon, planets and stars by sight reduction tables. Students solve the types of celestial navigation problems incorporated in USCG examinations. SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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3.00 Credits
Students demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the Lateral and International Association of Lighthouse Authorities aids to navigation systems; the charts used in marine navigation; the magnetic compass, its deviation and compensation; and the basics of gyrocompasses. SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, SPRING
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