Assistance Towing Endorsement

Materials: Download USCG AUX manual online

Time: Completed within four weeks

Fee: $115; $50 with OUPV or Masters Courses

What is Assistance Towing? It is towing a disabled vessel for consideration.

Consideration means an economic benefit, inducement, right, or profit, including pecuniary payment accruing to an individual, person, or entity

Disabled vessel means a vessel that needs assistance, whether docked, moored, anchored, aground, adrift, or under way; It does not include a barge or any other vessel not regularly operated under its own power

Every assistance towing vessel must be under the direction and control of a licensed individual authorized to engage in assistance towing under the provisions of 46 CFR 10.482.

This course covers the various aspect of assistance towing. It provides a good understanding of the topic so you can preform these duties in a safe manner. At the end of the course there is a 10-question exam.

Commercial Assistance Towing Course Outline - Explorer’s Guide LLC
Topic Hours
1 Maritime Law - Application to Assisted Towing .25
2 Watchkeeping: COLREGS and Inland Navigational Rules .75
3 Towing Forces .75
4 Towing Equipment .75
5 Towing Procedures 1.0
6 Towing Safety and Watch .50
Total Hours 4.0