AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
This course is required by all deck officers of vessels equipped with ARPA for collision avoidance and navigation. The course covers the theory, operation, limitations and practical applications of navigation, collision avoidance of radar and ARPA systems. Also covered are the methods by which ARPA acquires and tracks radar contacts and demonstrates the limitations of the radar equipment including the dangers of over-reliance on information derived from ARPA.
Mariners successfully completing our Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) course will satisfy the ARPA training requirements of the following:
⦁ 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(vi), 11.307(a)(3) (vi), 11.309(a)(4)(xiv), 11.311(a)(3)(viii), 11.313(a)(3)(viii), 11.315(a)(3)(v), 11.317(a)(3)(vii), 11.319(a)(4)(viii), 11.321(a)(3)(vii); AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 12-14(Ch-4) and 02-18 Tasks 3.5.A and 3.6; AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A-II/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment...Length: 35 Hours
This course is required by all deck officers of vessels equipped with ARPA for collision avoidance and navigation. The course covers the theory, operation, limitations and practical applications of navigation, collision avoidance of radar and ARPA systems. Also covered are the methods by which ARPA acquires and tracks radar contacts and demonstrates the limitations of the radar equipment including the dangers of over-reliance on information derived from ARPA.
Mariners successfully completing our Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) course will satisfy the ARPA training requirements of the following:
⦁ 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(vi), 11.307(a)(3) (vi), 11.309(a)(4)(xiv), 11.311(a)(3)(viii), 11.313(a)(3)(viii), 11.315(a)(3)(v), 11.317(a)(3)(vii), 11.319(a)(4)(viii), 11.321(a)(3)(vii); AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 12-14(Ch-4) and 02-18 Tasks 3.5.A and 3.6; AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A-II/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 10-14(Ch-3), 11-14(Ch-3), and 03-18 Task 5.1; AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.317(a)(2) and 11.321(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/3 and Table A-II/3, as amended 2010.
Any applicant who has successfully completed your Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) (MARINS-37) course will satisfy the ARPA training requirements of 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(vi), 11.307(a)(3)(vi), 11.309(a)(4)(xiv), 11.311(a)(3)(viii), 11.313(a)(3)(viii), 11.315(a)(3)(v), 11.317(a)(3) (vii), 11.319(a)(4)(viii), 11.321(a)(3)(vii); AND the ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 12-14(Ch-5) and 02-18(Ch-3) Tasks 3.5.A and 3.6; AND the ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A- II/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 10-14(Ch-4), 11-14(Ch-4), and 03-18(Ch-2) Task 5.1; AND the ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.317(a)(2) and 11.321(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/3 and Table A-II/3, as amended 2010. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Task Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.
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Courses Location Start Date End Date Cost AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 3/10/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk Mar 10 2025 Mar 14 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 3/24/2025 San Diego, CA CA, San Diego Mar 24 2025 Mar 28 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 2025-05-12 WA, Edmonds May 12 2025 May 16 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 5/12/2025 San Diego, CA CA, San Diego May 12 2025 May 16 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 5/19/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk May 19 2025 May 23 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 7/14/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk Jul 14 2025 Jul 18 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 7/28/2025 San Diego, CA CA, San Diego Jul 21 2025 Jul 25 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 2025-08-04 WA, Edmonds Aug 04 2025 Aug 08 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 9/08/2025 San Diego, CA CA, San Diego Sep 08 2025 Sep 12 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 9/29/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk Sep 29 2025 Oct 03 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 2025-10-20 WA, Edmonds Oct 20 2025 Oct 24 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 11/03/2025 San Diego, CA CA, San Diego Nov 03 2025 Nov 07 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 11/10/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk Nov 10 2025 Nov 14 2025 $1100 Add To Cart ![]()
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
- Location VA, Norfolk
- Start Date Mar 10 2025
- End Date Mar 14 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
- Location CA, San Diego
- Start Date Mar 24 2025
- End Date Mar 28 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 2025-05-12
- Location WA, Edmonds
- Start Date May 12 2025
- End Date May 16 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
- Location CA, San Diego
- Start Date May 12 2025
- End Date May 16 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
- Location VA, Norfolk
- Start Date May 19 2025
- End Date May 23 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
- Location VA, Norfolk
- Start Date Jul 14 2025
- End Date Jul 18 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 7/28/2025 San Diego, CA
- Location CA, San Diego
- Start Date Jul 21 2025
- End Date Jul 25 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 2025-08-04
- Location WA, Edmonds
- Start Date Aug 04 2025
- End Date Aug 08 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 9/08/2025 San Diego, CA
- Location CA, San Diego
- Start Date Sep 08 2025
- End Date Sep 12 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
- Location VA, Norfolk
- Start Date Sep 29 2025
- End Date Oct 03 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 2025-10-20
- Location WA, Edmonds
- Start Date Oct 20 2025
- End Date Oct 24 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 11/03/2025 San Diego, CA
- Location CA, San Diego
- Start Date Nov 03 2025
- End Date Nov 07 2025
- Cost $1100
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- Courses AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)
- Location VA, Norfolk
- Start Date Nov 10 2025
- End Date Nov 14 2025
- Cost $1100
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