Master 500 GRT & 1600 GRT Oceans & Near Coastal

Mate 500/1600 ton is on a different flash drive, located here.

Module	Question Bank Size	Num of Questions on Exam	Passing Score
Q100- Rules of the Road	1030	50	90
Q120- Deck General	3244	70	70
Q121- Deck Safety	2297	70	70
Q122- Deck Safety: Stability Prob.	545	10	70
Q123- Nav Gen: Near Coastal	1857	70	70
Q124- Nav General: Oceans	451	70	70
Q125- Nav Problems: Chart Plot	24 tests	10	90
Q126- Nav Prob.: Near Coastal	701	10	90
Q127- Nav Problems: Oceans	634	15	80

• Navigation General module will be either Near Coastal or Oceans depending on route requested.
• Near Coastal routes do not take Q127-Navigation Problems: Oceans.
• Increase in Scope from Master 500 GRT To Master 1600 GRT on the same route may do so without further examination.
• Increase in Scope: From Near Coastal to Oceans the following modules are required:

Increase in Scope: From Near Coastal to Oceans

Module	Question Bank Size	Num of Questions on Exam	Passing Score
Q124- Navigation General: Oceans	426	70	70
Q127- Nav Problems: Oceans	630	15	80

• Applicants who have met the examination requirements for Chief Mate of Unlimited Tonnage can add an endorsement as Master Less than 1600 GRT on the same route without further examination.
• Applicants who meet the requirements for Second Mate of Unlimited Tonnage can add an endorsement as Master Less than 1600 GRT on the same route by taking the following modules:

Crossover: Second Mate to 1600 GRT Master

Module	Question Bank Size	Num of Questions on Exam	Passing Score
Q130- Nav Gen, Deck Gen and Safety	426,3217,2284	70	70
Q131- Deck Safety: Stability Problems	630	10	70

• Applicants Raising Grade from Master/Mate Pilot of Towing Vessels, regardless of the tonnage, to Master Less than 500 GRT on the same route by taking only the following modules:

Raise of Grade: Master/Mate Pilot of Towing Vessels to 500 GRT Master

Module	Question Bank Size	Num of Questions on Exam	Passing Score
Q132- Deck General/Safety	3217,2284	70	70
Q133- Deck Safety: Stability Problems	630	10	70
Q134- Nav Problems: Near Coastal	658	10	90
Q135- Navigation Problems: Oceans	630	15	80

• Near Coastal routes do not take Q135-Navigation Problems: Oceans

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Included Explanations (click to view)

Rules of the Road

Nav Problems Near Coastal (500 pages)

Deck General (125 pages)

Navigation General (50 pages)

Chart Plot Training Video Series (includes instruction on three complete fifteen question exams, one for each chart.

Deck Stability and Celestial questions are included in the application but the software does not include these explanations, we recommend these printed explanations as an addition.

To follow along with the deck instructor's chart plotting videos, you need these training charts, a divider, and either two protractors (or one protractor and a parallel rule).

Included PDF Resources

• Bowditch
• Light Lists & Coast Pilots
• Manual loading MV Grand Haven
• Nautical Almanac1981
• Stability Binder
• Tidal Currents1983
• Tide Tables1983
• NOAA National Weather Service
• NOAA Nautical Chart Symbols & Terms
• NOAA Nautical Chart Users Manual
• Pub102 International Code Of Signals
• Pub117 Radio Navigation Aids
• Pub226 Magnetic Compass Adjustment
• Pub229 Vol2 Sight Reduction Tables
• USCG Chemical Data Guide
• USCG Rules Of The Road
• Several U.S. Navy Deck training manuals

See products for testing application screen shots and general overview, and warranty and shipping and sales tax information. See the latest Software Guide and User Manual to see all of the features available.

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Features

• No internet required
• One year of free updates
• Practice tests by unlimited random tests
• Test by tagged questions
• Test by text search of questions
• Test by illustration search of questions
• Test by subtopic
• Easy, touch enabled interface
• illustrations display with question
• Speech synthesizer to read questions
• Option to show correct answer only
• Books and reference material
• Written explanations for many subjects
• Chart plotting videos for deck

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Minimum System Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows Version 10 or 11
• Mac users must run Microsoft Windows using Parallels or VMware Fusion. Learn more.
• Not compatible with Chromebook, Android or IPAD
• 1.0 Ghz CPU, 4 GB Ram
• 1280 X 720 Screen Resolution
• USB-A port or USB-C port with adaptor
• Mouse, or touch screen