INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF COAST …

1 8440 4th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, (727) 577-3992, Fax (727) 522-3155 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF COAST GUARD FORMS Enclosed are forms and examples to be used when completing the paperwork for the COAST Guard. Be sure to refer to the Evaluation Guidelines sheet when working on your forms. Do not apply for licenses for which you are not qualified. It will only force the COAST Guard to deny your application. If you are not a citizen you will need to prove that you have a green card, and you will have to produce a Social Security Card.

2 Your license will be limited to Undocumented, Uninspected Passenger Vessels. Contact Sea School if you have any questions on this matter. The Sea School office nearest you will have details on test schedules. Generally, these are your choices when filing paperwork: 1. Send your paperwork to Sea School as soon as it is completed. We will check it for accuracy and return it to you for corrections and subsequent filing. The turnaround time for this service is generally less than one week. 2. Send your paperwork directly to the USCG.

3 You are on your own with this method. Walk-ins for In person paperwork reviews at the USCG are not allowed by any offices that we know of. Turnaround time for the COAST Guard to notify you of errors is considerably longer than our review time. We do not recommend sending your paperwork to the COAST Guard until it has been reviewed. We need from you: ALL forms signed as indicated on the samples. NO pencil (use black or blue ink) NO blanks if the samples show that information is needed We ll do our best to smooth the way for you 8440 4th Street North, St.

4 Petersburg, FL 33702, (727) 577-3992, Fax (727) 522-3155 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT COSTS, FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LICENSING PROCESS If you attend a COAST Guard approved course or a license prep course, there will be costs for the training. The costs will generally include some of your training materials and a guarantee of success. Additional required supplies could include a plotting gear (dividers and parallel rule), and perhaps a Time-Speed Distance or hand held calculator (costs vary from $30 upward). There will also be costs associated with a physical exam and drug screen, as well as CPR and First Aid training (all required by the COAST Guard for original license transactions).

5 Costs vary greatly depending on where you are, and where you shop (usual range is from $100 to $150). These things do NOT need to be accomplished before our course is taken. There are fees for license evaluation and issuance by the COAST Guard ($145 for original license), and a fee for testing. Paperwork review by Sea School prior to submission to the USCG will be $35 for original licenses (not required, but a valuable service). Testing fees are paid to the testing organization. For example, if taking an approved course, the approved school will collect the test fee ($80) for a full test for an original license.

6 If the COAST Guard gives the test, they will collect a fee, usually a higher amount. Test fees authorize the student to have three attempts at the exam, after which a waiting period may be imposed, and an additional test fee will be required. This applies to private approved schools and to the COAST Guard as mandated by the Code of Federal Regulations. If testing at a remote location, the organization traveling to give the test will collect a fee (usually around $25) to cover travel expenses for the trip. If no travel is involved by the testing organization, there is no additional fee to pay.

7 That means testing at a fixed school office offering the exams. The fee structure for other COAST Guard transactions may differ from the above. Call the Sea School licensing Hotline at 1-800-237-8663 for specifics. 8440 4thStreet North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702, (727) 577-3992, Fax (727) 522-3155 THE COAST GUARD PAPER CHASESEA SCHOOL provides the best paperwork package of forms and INSTRUCTIONS for getting your 6-Pack to 100 ton Master, we provide everything you strongly urge you to use our forms packages rather than any supplied by the COAST Guard.

8 Theyusually provide many more forms than you will need for any given license, and explanations on theiruse are questions? Just call. We=ll provide accurate answers, or get them for order to expedite processing, you may file your paperwork directly with the COAST Guard. We urgeyou to check every line on every form carefully for errors and/or omissions before you you want your paperwork checked by our staff before filing, simply mail the forms to our office forquick and accurate review. There is a modest cost for this service at $35 for original licenses andraises of grade.

9 Renewal forms are reviewed at a nominal $25 charge. Tonnage increases and otherminor endorsement requests are reviewed without we find problems, we will advise you as to how to correct them. We=ll let you know if something youhave done will put you in a gray area of COAST Guard policy, and how to deal with it if a problem check an application=s status with the COAST Guard: 1-888-427-5662review$ (0316)NATIONAL MARITIME CENTER DETACHMENTS KNOWN AS REGIONAL EXAMINATION CENTERS (RECs) (As listed on USCG web site 06/17/15) ALASKA, Anchorage COAST Guard, Marine Safety Office (REC), 222 W.

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