Master / Mate of Towing Vessels
Master of Towing
Mate of Towing
Apprentice Mate (steersman)
Towing Officers Assessment Record (TOAR)
Columbia Pacific Maritime courses
Master 100 ton
Upgrade Master 100 to Master 200
Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Upgrade
Radar Observer (Unlimited)
You are required to hold a license as Master or Mate of Towing Vessel to
operate any commercial towing vessel over 26 feet. Towing vessels of less
than 200 tons are considered uninspected towing vessel, while towing
vessels over 200 tons are considered inspected towing vessels.
- A license endorsed as Master of Towing allows you to operate any
uninspected towing vessel. If you hold an inspected vessel license that is
endorsed as Master of Towing you may also operate any inspected towing
vessel within the scope of your license.
- A license endorsed as Mate of Towing allows you to be in charge of a
navigational watch on any uninspected towing vessel. If you hold an
inspected vessel license that is endorsed as Mate of Towing you may also
be in charge of a navigational watch on any inspected towing vessel within
the scope of your license.
Master of Towing
- To qualify as Master of Towing you must have four years of sea service
experience, including 18 months sea service experience sailing as Mate of
Towing Vessels.
- If you hold an inspected vessel license as Master greater than 200 tons
and have completed 30 days of observation on a route and a TOAR
(Towing Officers Assessment Record) for that route you may operate any
towing vessel within the authority of your license without further
endorsement.
Mate of Towing
- To qualify as Mate of Towing you must either:
- Have a total of 30 months of sea service experience, including 12
months on towing vessels while holding a license as Apprentice Mate
(steersman) and have:
- Completed 30 days of observation on a route and a TOAR for
that route AND - Completed a Radar Observer course if not previously
completed.
- Have a total of three years sea service experience operating vessels
under the authority of a license as Master 200 tons or less and have:
- Completed 30 days of observation on a route and a TOAR for
that route AND - Completed a Radar Observer course if not previously
completed.
- If you hold an inspected vessel license as Mate greater than 200 tons and
have completed 30 days of observation on a route and a TOAR (Towing
Officers Assessment Record) for that route you may operate any towing
vessel within the authority of your license without further endorsement.
- Advancement from Mate of Towing to Master of Towing is based on sea
service experience alone, no exams are required.
Apprentice Mate (steersman)
- The Apprentice Mate (steersman) license does not issue the authority to
be in charge of a navigational watch, it only issues the authority to
participate in the navigational watch on towing vessels under the direct
supervision of the master or mate in charge of the watch.
To qualify for Apprentice Mate (steersman) you must have 18 months of
total sea service experience, including 12 months experience on towing
vessels.
Towing Officers Assessment Record (TOAR)
- The operator of a towing vessel must have completed TOAR for each
route they are authorized to sail on.
Completion of a TOAR requires 30 days of observation and training on
that route under the guidance of a Designed Examiner (DE).
- Click on the following link to download the TOAR for that route:
Columbia Pacific Maritime courses
Master 100 ton
- Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Master 100
Tons course and presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam
Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the
examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for original issuance, 46
CFR 10. 209(c)(iii) for renewal, and 46 CFR 10.209(f) for reissuance of a
license as Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of Not More Than 100 Gross
Tons (except oceans).
Upgrade Master 100 to Master 200
- Any applicant who has successfully completed your 32-hour Upgrade
Master 100 Tons to Master 200 Tons course and who presents your
Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of
the completion of training, will satisfy the exam requirements of 46 CFR
10.207 for upgrade of a license from Master 100 Tons Near Coastal to
Master 200 Tons Near Coastal.
Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Upgrade
- Any applicant successfully completing your 16-hour Apprentice Mate
(Steersman) Upgrade course and presenting your Certificate of Training
within one year of the completion of training, will satisfy the examination
requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for original issuance of a license as
Apprentice Mate (Steersman) of Towing Vessels (Near Coastal or Inland);
provided that they either hold a license as Master Not More Than 200
Gtoss Tons or have satisfied the examination requirements for a license
as Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons within the previous 12 months.
Radar Observer (Unlimited)
- Any applicant who has successfully completed you 5-day Radar Observer
(Unlimited) course will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 10.480 for an
endorsement as Radar Observer (Unlimited).
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