Qualifications

Over the years, I have consistently pursued a range of courses and acquired multiple licenses, and the ongoing effort and dedication required to keep these licenses active have been substantial.

STCW codes held,

II/1, II/2, II/3, II/4, II/5, III/1, III/2, III/3, III/4, III/5, IV/2, VI/1, VI/2, VI/3, VI/4, VI/5, VI/6, 

• II/1: Officers In Charge of a Navigational Watch (500 Gross Tons or More)
• II/2: Master, Chief Mates (500 Gross Tons or More)
• II/3: Officers In Charge of a Navigational Watch and Masters (Less Than 500 Gross Tons)
• II/4: Rating forming part of a navigational watch (RFPNW)
• II/5: Able Seafarer-Deck
• III/1: Officers In Charge of an Engineering Watch In a Manned Engine-Room or DDE in a Periodically Unmanned Engine Room
• III/2: Chief Engineer & 2nd Engineer Officers (1 AE) (4,000 Hp (3,000 Kw) or More)
• III/3: Chief Engineer & 2nd Engineer Officers (1 AE) Between 1,000 Hp and 4,000 Hp
• III/4: Rating forming part of a watch in a manned engine room or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine room (RFPEW)
• III/5: Able Seafarer-Engine
• IV/2: GMDSS Radio Operator
• VI/1: Basic Training (BT)
• VI/2: Proficiency in the use of survival craft, rescue boats and fast rescue boats
• VI/3: Advanced Fire Fighting
• VI/4: First Aid and Medical Care
• VI/5: Vessel Security Officer
• VI/6: Vessel Personnel With Designated Security Duties/ Security Awareness

I hold the following licenses 

USCG Master 3,000 ITC Tons, All Oceans, Steam, Motor or Sail and Master of Towing

Master of sailing vessels to 3,000 tons

USCG Commercial Assistance Towing Endorsement Master

USCG Unlimited Chief Engineer, Any Tons, Any Horsepower, All Oceans =MCA Y1

UK MCA Class 4 Master 3,000 tons CEC

Triton Submersible Pilot 3300/3 and submersible repair technician 

Over 220 dives in the sub as pilot some to 1,000 meter (3,330 feet)

USCG 2nd Assistant Engineer unlimited tonnage

REPNW (Rating Forming Part of the Navigation Watch)

REPEW (Rating Forming Part of the Engineering  Watch)

OICEW (Officer in Charge Engineering Watch)

OICNW (Officer in Charge Navigation Watch)

BRM (Bridge resource management)

ERM (Engine room resource management)

Integrated Bridge Systems

Integrated Navigation Systems

QMED (Qualified Member of the Engine room Department)

Able Seafarer - Deck

Able Seafarer - Engine

Able Body seaman unlimited

USCG Celestial Navigation Master

Steward's Department (Food Handler)

Lifeboat unlimited, Life Boat Man

PSCRB (Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats)

FCC Radio Cert

USCG MEECE (Management of Electrical and Electronic Control Equipment)

STCW 95 (Standard and Certification of Watch Keepers)

GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) operator

ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems) operator

Transas ECDIS operator

Sperry VMS ECDIS operator

USCG TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Card)

USCG Train the Trainer to be able to teach USCG courses

MCA Approved Engine Course (AEC) 1 & 2 Instructor, ECDIS, Nav and Radar

HELM, Human Element Leadership Management

UK maritime Business and Law

USCG Medical Cert (ENG 1)

PST (Personal Survival Techniques) 

Medical First-Aid Provided Provider

Advanced first aid and CPR

Radar Observer Unlimited Tonnage

ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid)

Fast Rescue Boats

Basic and Advanced Firefighting

Advanced sea survival

USCG Flashing light

PSSR (Personal and social responsibilities)

SSO (Ships Security Officer)

Security Awareness 

VPDSD (Vessel Personal with Designated Security Duties)

Advanced Ship Handling

Advanced Stability

Advanced Meteorology 

Certificate of Competence (COC) from other countries,

Marshall Islands Master 3,000 tons

Marshall Islands Chief Engineer Unlimited

Cayman Islands Master 3,000 tons

Cayman Islands Chief Engineer Unlimited

Jamaica Islands Master 3,000 tons

Jamaica Islands Chief Engineer Unlimited

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Master 3,00 tons

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Chief Unlimited Engineer

Malta Master 3,000 tons

Malta Chief Engineer Unlimited

Isle of Man Master 3,000 tons

Isle of Man Chief Engineer Unlimited

Effective Business Writing

Civil Treatment on the Job

Managing Conflict 

Defensive Driving

UK MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) approved to teach Navigation, Radar, ARPA, AEC 1, AEC 2, and ECDIS.

South Tyneside College UK, Radar, ARPA and Navigation and Radar (MCA instructor)

South Tyneside College UK Marine Simulator operator

MCA Approved Engine Course (AEC) 1 & 2 Instructor, ECDIS, Nav and Radar

One of the first Americans to be approved by the MCA to teach Nav, ARPA, Radar and ECDIS.

I am approved by the USCG to teach at MPT USA (Maritime Professional Training):

USCG Approved instructor

• Able Seafarer-Deck

• Advanced Fire Fighting

• Advanced Fire Fighting Revalidation

• Advanced Navigation

• Assistance Towing

• Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA)

• Basic Fire Fighting

• Basic Training Refresher

• Basic Training Revalidation

• Crisis Management & Human Behavior

• Crowd Management

• Emergency Procedures (Operational Level)

• Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS)

• Leadership and Managerial Skills

• Human Element Leadership Management (HELM)

• Leadership and Teamworking Skills

• License Renewal (Not More than 100 Gross Registered Tons)

• Marlinspike Seamanship

• Master 100 Tons

• Oceans Navigation/Celestial Navigation (500/1600 GRT)

• Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV)

• Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities (PSSR)

• Personal Survival Techniques (PST)

• Radar Observer (Unlimited)

• Radar Observer Recertification

• Radar Observer Refresher

• Rules Of The Road

• Search & Rescue (Management Level)

• Search & Rescue (Operational Level)

• Terrestrial & Coastal Navigation

• Upgrade Master 100 Tons to Master 200 Tons (Near Coastal)

• Advanced Fire Fighting Refresher

• Advanced Meteorology

• Auxiliary Machinery

• Bridge Resource Management

• Bridge Resource Management (Simulator)

• Designated Duty Engineer (DDE) Unlimited Horsepower

• Electrical Machinery & Basic Electronics (EMBE)

• Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS)

• Electronic Navigation

• Engine Room Resource Management

• Instrumentation

• Magnetic & Gyro Compasses

• Management of Electrical & Electronic Control Equipment (MEECE)

• Marine Propulsion Plants

• Maritime Security Awareness

• Meteorology

• OICEW-Diesel Engine

• Proficiency In Survival Craft

• Proficiency In Survival Craft Refresher

• QMED - Oiler

• Ship Construction & Basic Stability

• Simulator Instructor

• Train the Trainer

• Upgrade OUPV To Master 100 Tons

• Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties (VPDSD)

• Vessel/Ship, Company and Facility Security Officer

• Visual Communications (Flashing Light)

• Watchkeeping (Operational Level)

Scuba Diving certifications

PADI Master scuba diving instructor

NAUI, YMCA, NASDS and SSI scuba instructor

Ice diving, U/W photographer, high altitude, spear fishing instructor

SCUBA Equipment Repair Tech for several Manufacturers 

Dry suit diving instructor

Decompression Chamber Operator

SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Award for doing over 5,000 dives by 1994

I have scuba dived all over the world everywhere from under the ice in Colorado to the Galapagos and many places in between.  

Oil field certifications

Respirator Fit

HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Awareness)

Hazardous Material safety awareness

Hazard communications awareness

Gulf of Mexico license to go offshore

Basic Safety Awareness Orientation

Rigger safety training

HUET (Helicopter Underwater Escape Training and Offshore Water survival)

Hydrogen Sulfide Awareness and respirator protection

Rig Pass

Chouest Oily Record Book course

Personal

Weapons training 

Florida concealed weapons permit

3rd Degree Master Mason

US and Irish citizen with passports for both

State of Florida Notary Public

Microsoft Office Training

Boy Scout leader and both of my sons are Eagle Scouts, and Black Belts.