OUPV ONLINE COURSE - Course cost is $645. This includes the course materials, instruction, and exams. For detail course information and registration forms, please download this pdf file - onlinecourseinformation.PDF.
Course specific information is also listed below. Course must be completed within nine weeks of starting.

Assistance Towing Course - $110. 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. This course includes 4 hours of instructions followed with a 10-question exam. It must be completed withinfour weeks of starting. Click here for more assistance towing course informationn

Limited Route OUPV Online Course - $250. This includes the course materials, instruction, and exams. This course is for Lake Winnebago System, Rock River System, and Fox River, IL. Online course specific information is also listed below. Course must be completed within four weeks of starting. Click here for more limited route course informationn

MASTERS 100 TON UPGRADE ONLINE COURSE - Course cost is $335 includes the course proctor. . The course must be completed within four weeks. There are nine modules grouped into three sections. Each section has an online exam plus a final exam. When you have a 90% correct in the four exams, you are ready for the proctored two final exams. It follows the same formate and content as our classroom course.

Added Help: If you have a question that can not be handled by email, we can use Adobe Connect to provide live help no matter were you are located. All you need is internet access and a browser.

• Using Blackboard Learning Systems - one of the best online learning systems available.
• Available online 24-hrs a day.
• Online assistance from head instructor - Me.
• All course materials, instruction, and assistance is included.
• Courses must be completed within required time.
• Final exams are proctored at remote sites to minimize travel.
• Course content is very similar to our on-site classes.
• Once exams are completed successfully, course certificate for USCG is issued.

We are very excited about the course; however it is not for everyone! You must be able to self-pass your studies so the course is completed within the maximum time period from your start date. You need to have good reading comprehension and be able to be self-taught.

OUPV Course cost is $645. This includes the course materials kit - Weems & Plath dividers and parallel ruler, Rules of the Road, Chart 1, student manual in three-ring binder, color light list for Navigation Rules, day shape flash cards, student CD with most of the download materials, and 5-foot length of rope (1/2") for knot tying.

• Lecture on the topic very similar to our classroom course
• Reading assignments from student manual, government publications, or websites
• Exercises to test your skills
• Online practical exam, which you need at least a 90% correct (Yes, you can take it multiple times)
• Video clips on selected topics

Plotting can be fun as well as challenging. We start you out with several lectures then move onto 11" x 17" charting sheets to test out your new skills. Once you understand the difference between a running and a three point fix, you move onto the large NOAA charts, working through the final series of problems.

One you complete all the exams, work exercises, and have at least a 90% correct score on each of the module exams, you can request to take the final 5-part exam at a proctored location, any of our classroom sites, or at NWTC. We have proctors in many areas and are adding more. NOTE: The five exams are closed book so you need to study for the exams.

If you are interested in the course or have any questions, please use the comment field on the registration page or drop me an email at gary @ explorersguidellc.com or call 800-487-6029

Captain Gary

Course demonstration is available http://blackboard.nwtc.edu Login and password is oupv. Please note this site is a demo so it does not have any of the new materials or improvements.

Please Note: We are working hard with Regional Exam Centers to get added exam sites approved quickly. However, with their staff changes and workload this is taking more time. - Gary

Approved and pending proctor locations. We are adding more location each week. And, we will try to make arrangements for a location near you.

The course is in partnership with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, located in Green Bay, WI. The course is accredited through NWTC. Course Refund Policy - http://www.nwtc.edu/PDF/Student_Handbook.pdf