Seamanship, Safety & Environmental Concerns

• Boat maintenance, trouble shooting potential problems and vessel systems.
• Advanced Navigational Rules including vessel day and night markings.
• Navigation, chart reading, dead reckoning, compass, time speed and distance, latitude and longitude.
• Basic marine electronics.
• Towing & anchoring.
• Line handling including spring lines, docking and undocking.

Pool Demo - Students will practice safety equipment usage such as:

• Rescue techniques
• Safety equipment
• Survival at sea

Hands-On Instruction - Students will train on a power vessel and learn the following skills:

• Anchoring and towing
• Use of advanced navigational rules
• Troubleshooting underway problems
• Spring lines & knots
• Electronics & vessel systems

Persons attending the 5 day program must be between ages 14 and 17 and in good health.  Students need basic math skills and completion of Summer Basic Boating for Youth.  Each student is required to furnish his/her own deck shoes.

Tuition

• The Enrollment  Application must be completed and signed (by a  parent or guardian if the applicant is younger than 18) and returned to the Chapman School along with the $50 non-refundable deposit.

• Tuition balance is due in full 10 days prior to the start of class.

• Tuition includes books, supplies, and laboratory fees.

• Tuition does not include housing, board, or transportation.

• All costs are payable in U.S. currency only.

• The Chapman School accepts Discover, Visa, Master Card or American Express.

• To register for class please complete the Registration form below and submit by email to info@chapman.org or via fax to (772) 283-2019.

Refund Policy

• If the application is not accepted by the Chapman School, all payments made by the applicant will be refunded.

• If cancellation is requested within three (3) business days after signing the Registration Form, all payments made by the applicant will be refunded.

• If cancellation is requested more than three (3) business days after signing the Registration Form, but before the beginning of classroom instruction, the applicant is obligated for the non-refundable tuition deposit, which may be applied to a future boating course within one year.

• For the student terminating training after the beginning of the course, the student is obligated for the full amount of the contract price.

• Applicable refunds are made within thirty (30) days.

A Chapman School certificate of completion is awarded to students who complete the course.  The Advanced Student Mariner Certificate qualifies the student for a $100 award on future career training courses.