RADAR OBSERVER (UNLIMITED) 2026-09-21

RADAR OBSERVER (UNLIMITED)

This course is designed to train deck officers and those seeking a license in the proper use of radar for risk assessment, collision avoidance and navigation as required by Table A-II/1 of the Standards for Training and Certification of Watchkeepers (STCW) Code as amended.

 

Various exercises will be initiated to provide the student with the knowledge required to properly use the radar and to recognize potential threats and determine proper action to avoid these threats utilizing the applicable Rules of the Road.

Required Course Tools (These tools will be loaned to you in class and available for purchase):

 

  • Weems and Plath Triangle #101 (2 Triangles are required)
  • Weems and Plath Ultralight Divider/Compass #176
  • Texas Instruments TI-30Xa Scientific Calculator
  • Weems and Plath 15 
Any applicant who has successfully completed your Radar Observer (Unlimited) (MARINS-399) course will satisfy: The radar observer training requirements of 46 CFR 11.480(d) for an endorsement as Radar Observer (Unlimited); AND The radar observer training requirements of 46 CFR 11.309(a)(4)(ii), 11.317(a)(3)(vi), 11.319(a)(4)(ii), and 11.321(a)(3)(vi); AND The radar observer 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-6) and 02-18(Ch-4) Tasks 1.4.A, 1.4.B, 3.1, 3.2A, 3.2.B, 3.3.A, and 3.4; AND The radar observer 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, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVIC 13-14(Ch-4) Tasks 1.8.A and 1.8.B. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Task Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.
  • Course
  • RADAR OBSERVER (UNLIMITED)
  • Location
  • Norfolk, VA
  • Start Date
  • September 21, 2026
  • End Date
  • September 25, 2026
  • Cost
  • $1,100.00
Courses Location Start Date End Date Cost
RADAR OBSERVER (UNLIMITED) Norfolk, VA September 21, 2026
 September 25, 2026 $1,100.00
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