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Mate 500/1600 GRT Oceans & Near Coastal

Master 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
Q136- Deck General 3244 70 70
Q137- Deck Safety 2297 70 70
Q138- Nav Gen: Near Coastal 1857 70 70
Q139- Nav General: Oceans 451 70 70
Q140- Nav Problems: Chart Plot 63 tests 15 87
Q141- Nav Prob.: Near Coastal 701 10 90
Q142- 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 Q142-Navigation Problems: Oceans
  • Raise of Grade: Applicants raising grade from Third Mate to Second Mate may do so without further examination.
  • Increase in scope from 500 Mate to 1600 GRT Mate may do so without further examination.
  • Increase in Scope: From Near Coastal to Oceans requires Q139- Navigation General: Oceans and Q142- Navigation Problems:Oceans

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.

Additional Resources

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

Deck Stability Book

Full Description

Item 5001: $54.95

Deck General and Stability Calculations for Master 500 GT through 2nd Mate Unlimited Vol 1

Terestrial Book

Full Description

Item 5003: $49.95

Terrestrial Navigation Problems worked-Out For Master 500 GRT Through 2nd Mate Unlimited Vol 2

Celestial Book Vol 3

Full Description

Item 5005: $54.95

Celestial Navigation Calculations Worked-Out for Master 500 GT through 2nd Mate Unlimited Vol 3

Celestial Book Vol 6

Full Description

Item 5006: $29.95

Celestial Navigation (Upon Oceans)Textbook Vol 6

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).

Weems & Plath Protractor Triangle

Full Description

Item 8001: $21.99

Weems & Plath Protractor 7-3/4" x 11"

Weems & Plath Parallel Rulers

Full Description

Item 8002: $30.00

Weems & Plath Parallel Rulers, 12 inch

Weems & Plath Ultralight Dividers/Compass

Full Description

Item 8003: $28.00

Weems & Plath Ultralight Dividers/Compass, 7 inch

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.


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

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