Marine school training courses in Austin, TX (public, in-house or online)

There seems to be no end in sight to the scourge of the maritime link in the global supply chain—PIRACY. This epidemic, which presents an enormous threat to shipping in several of the world’s critical shipping lanes, proceeded relatively unabated for several years after developing steadily since the demise of Somalia and the international community’s retreat following the "Black Hawk Down incident" and related U.S. forces withdrawal. Mariners, vessels, and their cargo are con...

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This interdisciplinary graduate certificate program is comprised of two basic courses from the Systems Engineering discipline (SYS625 and SYS650), and two from the Maritime Transportation domain (OE610 and OE626). In this way, the complex issues facing the maritime industry as an end-to-end supply chain can be addressed through the discipline of systems engineering. The objectives of this certificate are to provide the student with the basic knowledge of the systems engineering discipline and t...

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The objectives of this program are to provide the student with the operational and technological skills to deal with the international safety and security issues facing the Maritime Transportation System. The student’s perspective may be that of a vessel or port operator, port authority, or military or governmental security agency. Risk-based analyses are performed to assess concerns related to vessel and shore labor practices, navigational security and safety including cargo (e.g., oil spills) ...

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This certificate program is designed to provide basic management skills applied to the maritime industry. Three of the four required courses provide knowledge in the basic business challenges facing the maritime industry, and skills in marketing management and economics. For the fourth course, the student may choose between the disciplines of organizational design or large scale project management, depending on his/her interests. The objectives of this certificate are: to better enable indust...

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AVTEC is partnered with the Mariners Learning Systemâ„?to provide online USCG exam preparation for the following:
OUPV/SixPack Captain’s License
OUPV Upgrade to Master
Master 25/50/100 Ton License
Deck License Renewal
Assistance Towing Endorsement
Sailing Endorsement
AVTEC is a qualified proctor of all USCG exams listed with Mariners Learning System online training. The testing center is located at our main AVTEC campus in Seward, Alaska.