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Materials: Download USCG AUX manual online
Time: Completed within 18 weeks
Fee: $115; $50 with Explorer's Guides OUPV or Masters Courses
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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 perform 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
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