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Free Continuing Education for Maritime Professionals
USCG credential renewal and STCW refresher requirements are certificate-specific.
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A guide to free continuing education for maritime professionals
Choosing the right course for maritime professionals
Are the course and certificate both free?
No individually verified current courses have been published for this collection yet. Every included course has $0 learning, assessment and certificate costs. A provider may also sell other courses; the whole external catalog is not assumed to be free.
Will these credits count for maritime professionals?
USCG credential renewal and STCW refresher requirements are certificate-specific. Credit counts here include only the recorded tracks for this profession. A listed accrediting body or provider does not establish acceptance by every state board. Review the course approval notes and your board’s rules.
Should I choose an upcoming session or an older recording?
0 scheduled sessions are coming up; 0 courses are currently on demand. Choose an upcoming session if its date and time zone suit you, or on-demand learning for flexibility. A recording’s age alone does not determine credit eligibility. Expired and withdrawn listings are kept in Past & unavailable.
Source guidance for this profession
Use these original resources alongside the approval and eligibility notes on each course.
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- Nautical Institute DP Operator (DPO) Certificate
- PADI Divemaster Dive Theory Examination
- STCW Advanced Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (V/1-1)
- STCW Advanced Fire Fighting (VI/3)
- STCW Advanced Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations (V/1-2)
- STCW Advanced Oil Tanker Cargo Operations (V/1-1)
- STCW Basic Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations (V/1-2)
- STCW Basic Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations (V/1-1)
- STCW Basic Safety Training
- STCW Crisis Management and Human Behaviour (V/2)
- STCW Designated Security Duties — VPDSD (VI/6-2)
- STCW Medical Care On Board Ship (VI/4-2)
- STCW Medical First Aid On Board Ship (VI/4-1)
- STCW Passenger Ship Crowd Management (V/2)
- STCW Passenger Ship Safety — Direct Service Personnel (V/2)
- STCW Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats (VI/2-2)
- STCW Security Awareness (VI/6-1)
- STCW Ship Security Officer (VI/5)
- TWIC Transportation Worker Identification Credential
- USCG Able Seafarer (Able Seaman) Limited
- USCG Able Seafarer (Able Seaman) Special
- USCG Able Seafarer (Able Seaman) Unlimited
- USCG Assistance Towing (AT01)
- USCG Assistant Engineer Limited (AEL01)
- USCG Assistant Engineer MODU (MODE02)
- USCG Assistant Engineer Offshore Supply Vessels (OSE02)
- USCG Assistant Engineer Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels (UFIV02)
- USCG Auxiliary Sail (AXS01)
- USCG Ballast Control Operator (BCO)
- USCG Barge Supervisor (MODU)
- USCG Chief Engineer / First Assistant Engineer Unlimited
- USCG Chief Engineer Limited
- USCG Chief Engineer MODU (MODE01)
- USCG Chief Engineer Offshore Supply Vessels (OSE01)
- USCG Chief Engineer Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels (UFIV01)
- USCG Designated Duty Engineer (DDE) 1,000/4,000 HP
- USCG Designated Duty Engineer (DDE) Unlimited
- USCG First Class Pilot
- USCG Lifeboatman / Proficiency in Survival Craft (PSC)
- USCG Lifeboatman Limited / Lifeboat Operator Limited
- USCG Limited OUPV (Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels)
- USCG Master / Chief Mate Offshore Supply Vessels
- USCG Master / Chief Mate Unlimited Tonnage
- USCG Master 100-Ton Captain License
- USCG Master 1600-Ton Captain License
- USCG Master 500-Ton Captain License
- USCG Master Great Lakes and Inland 500-1600 GRT
- USCG Master Great Lakes and Inland Unlimited Tonnage
- USCG Master Rivers 100 GRT
- USCG Master Rivers 500-1600 GRT
- USCG Master Rivers Unlimited Tonnage
- USCG Master Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels
- USCG Master/Mate 200-Ton Captain License
- USCG Master/Mate Great Lakes and Inland 100 GRT
- USCG Master/Mate Great Lakes and Inland 200 GRT
- USCG Master/Mate Rivers 200 GRT
- USCG Master/Mate/Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels — Great Lakes and Inland
- USCG Master/Mate/Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels — Oceans or Near Coastal
- USCG Master/Mate/Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels — Western Rivers
- USCG Mate 1600-Ton License
- USCG Mate Great Lakes and Inland 500-1600 GRT
- USCG Mate Great Lakes and Inland Unlimited Tonnage
- USCG Mate Offshore Supply Vessels
- USCG Mate Rivers 500-1600 GRT
- USCG Mate Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels
- USCG Offshore Installation Manager (OIM)
- USCG OUPV Six-Pack Captain License
- USCG Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED)
- USCG Second Mate / Third Mate Unlimited Tonnage
- USCG Tank Vessel-Assistant (Dangerous Liquids)
- USCG Tank Vessel-Assistant (Liquefied Gases)
- USCG Third / Second Assistant Engineer Unlimited
These are exam-preparation resources, separate from continuing education credit. Exam registration fees and eligibility are set by the exam sponsor.
Provider resources for maritime professionals
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