BASIC TRAINING REFRESHER

Basic Training and Advanced Firefighting Refresher classes will be offered in Fall 2025—stay tuned for dates and registration details!

Basic Training Refresher and Advanced Fire Fighting Refresher  |  $1,375

Basic Training Refresher   |    $770

Participants
Minimum 6 / Maximum 20

Course Description
This course is open to all seafarers who have previously been certified in Basic Safety Training. Must be capable of meeting the physical and professional eligibility requirements for STCW certification, have at least entry-level mariner documents from USCG or a foreign flag state whose mariner credentialing organization will accept USCG documents, but do not have one year of sea time in the last five years for renewal of their endorsement for Basic Training.

The course covers all the competencies of Personal Survival Techniques, Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities, Basic Fire Fighting, and First Aid & CPR renewal.

Please bring clean coveralls or a set of clothes for the water (no shoes needed), a swimsuit, towel, and a plastic bag for wet items.

This course does not satisfy the requirements for the Advanced Fire Fighting Refresher.

USCG Requirements

Successful completion of this course meets the requirements VI-I of the STCW Code.

*Merchant Mariner license holders must contact the US Coast Guard directly for particulars concerning their licenses upgrade or re-certification questions: Call the National Maritime Center at 1-888-427-5662 or visit online at Merchant Mariner Licensing and Documentation.