Description
The scope of this course is to provide instruction and examination in the knowledge and practical skill demonstrations required for any National Able Seaman rating as described in 46 CFR 12.405 Examination and demonstration of ability for able seaman (AB) endorsements; including knowledge of:
1. nautical terms, use of the compass for navigation, running lights, passing signals, and fog signals for vessels on the high seas, inland waters, or Great Lakes, and distress signals; and
2. commands in handling the wheel by obeying orders passed to him or her as helmsman, and knowledge of the use of the engine room telegraph.
3. knowledge of principal knots, bends, splices, and hitches in common use by actually making them.
4. pollution laws and regulations, procedures for discharge containment and cleanup, and methods for disposal of sludge and waste material from cargo and fueling operations.