Sailing Endorsement for U.S. Coast Guard Licenses (Online)
Add a sailing endorsement to your merchant mariner license!
This course is for those seeking a U.S. Coast Guard Sailing Endorsement on their Merchant Mariner credential. There are three options for enrollment in this course.
1. If you are currently enrolled in a 100/200 ton class with Practical Navigator, ask your instructor for the access code. You will take the final exam during the classroom portion.
2. If you are seeking to test on your own at the Regional Exam Center, you may enroll in this course whenever you like. The Coast Guard will charge you a testing fee.
3. If you would like to take the final exam through Practical Navigator Training's extensive testing network, please contact the instructor at [email protected] There is an additional testing fee in this circumstance.
Your Instructor
Christopher D. Nolan is a former US Coast Guard cutterman. Chris has over 14 years of sea time, with 10 years in command. He holds a 1600-ton USCG merchant mariner license upon ocean routes, having served on the following vessels:
CGC ALEX HALEY (Kodiak, AK) - Deck Watch Officer
CGC DORADO (Crescent City, CA) - Commanding Officer
S/V KEALA AKALA (Honolulu, HI) - Master
CGC EAGLE (New London, CT) - Operations Officer & Navigator
CGC JEFFERSON ISLAND (Portland, ME) - Commanding Officer
S/V NAVIGATOR (Caribbean Sea) - Master
SS/V CORWITH CRAMER (Atlantic/Caribbean Sea) - Master
SS/V ROBERT C. SEAMANS (Pacific) - Master
S/V STAR OF INDIA (Pacific) - Master