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Contact Explorer’s Guide Maritime AcademyAppleton, WIPhysical Location Explorer's Guide Maritime Academy 2217 W. Spencer Street 920-733-5500 If you have any questions on the courses, exam sites, schedules, or services please drop us a note! We will get back to you just as soon as possible. Capt. Gary
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Resources
If you're a student looking for help with your course, a boater looking for general boating safety information or something to do this year, you have come to the right place!
Prospective students!
Check out our blog to find out if you need your captains license, what you can use it for, and if you're prepared to start a course. Then take a look at our captains license courses. Unsure if you're better suited for online or in class? We have an Online VS Classroom page to help you decide.
Current Students!
Get some plotting help, day shape study cards and other course resources at our Student Resource page. And if you're needing help with the USCG Application, we have a page for that too!
Online Students
MyExplorersClass students - click HERE.
See the links below to help anwer your questions! If there is additional information that would be helpful to you, please let us know!
When you complete your online course, you will need to take your exam at an approved proctored exam site. We have many sites throughout the US! Look at the map, find the city nearest you, and give us a call! More sites are being added all the time. *Please note: there is a two week grace period between course completion and your proctored exam.
Have more questions? Feel free to call us at (800) 487-6029
Captains License Application Review Service
Renewals, Endorsements, and Original License
OUPV to Master 100 Ton
You are either working on completing your captain’s course or you just completed your course. You find the application process confusing and challenging. Let our captains license application review service help.
While the National Maritime Center provides the needed form(s), there are many specific details that can hold up the issuance of a license. Our staff provides a service to minimize these types of problems. We work closely with NMC review staff to make sure we understand what the NMC wants and the best way to present it.
To have an application review completed, you must fill out and turn in the Third Party Authorization form. This will allow your instructor or other Explorer's Guide Staff This form is required if you have Explorer's Guide staff to ask about the status of your application.Download the Third Party Authorization here.
Offered Application Review Services
Total Application Review Service: Fee $90.00. Email, mail, or bring in your application. We will do all services in the Quick Pre-submittal Review PLUS ensure all necessary details are present regarding sections such as medical information and past issues with the law, check that all fields are filled correctly, determine accuracy of sea service calculations, provide you with a post-review report of your application (with notations of any problems and suggested solutions), submit to the NMC, and the application will be deleted from our records.
Any additional task can be done at $45/hr.
Additional tasks include:
- Initial completion of the three page application form CG719b for you.
- Completion of Pay.gov MMC application fee.
- Resolve any issues of the application, post-submittal. (A Third Party Release form will be required if our help is needed to resolve NMC issues.)
The NMC $145 application fee is separate and not part of the application review service. This needs to be paid through Pay.Gov.
Disclaimer:
Explorer’s Guide Maritime Training does not guarantee the USCG National Maritime Center will not have additional questions, or requests, nor do we guarantee approval of the application for licensure.
Services
Explorer's Guide Maritime Academy, a mariner school, offers many services for our OUPV 6-pack and 25/50/100-ton Masters Captain License students, as well as for Mariners and businesses.
Getting your OUPV 6-pack or 25/50/100-ton Masters captains license can be an overwhelming process. We offer a number of helpful services for mariners applying for their USCG-approved Captains license. From courses to completing the application process, Explorer's Guide is here to make getting your captains license as easy as possible. You took the initiative to gain the knowledge through our mariner school, we will assist you getting your captains license in any way we can.
Application Help
Need help finding the forms to submit your captains license application for your OUPV 6-pack license or your 25/50/100 ton Masters captains license? Look no further. All in one place, Explorer's Guide makes the process easy.
Health & Safety Classes
Classes offered by our ECSI certified instructor to meet the requirements of USCG captains licensing. Click here for CPR/First Aid/AED
Have more questions? Feel free to call us at (920) 733-5500.
CLASS FUNDING
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*Explorer's Guide Maritime Academy's USCG Captains license including OUPV 6 Pack classes maybe qualify for tuition reimbursement and funding for both civilians and military personnel.
Civilian Funding Options:
Military Funding Options:
Tuition Reimbursement through Employer
Your employer may offer a tuition reimbursement benefit through its human resources department. Participating employers may reimburse its employees for tuition, fees, and supplies.If available, each program is a little different. Check with your employer for specific details. Explorers Guide Maritime Academy does offer certificate programs.
In addition, the employee may be eligible for a tax exemption of up to $5,000 annually. For all nonmilitary TR requests or making a payment, please contact Brenda at Explorers Guide Maritime Academy
Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
The Workforce Investment Act was designed to improve the quality of the workforce, enhance productivity and competitiveness, and to reduce welfare dependency. Eligibility is based on three categories of individuals: Adults, Dislocated Workers, and Youth.
Explorer’s Guide Maritime Academy is approved as an eligible training provider through the Bay Area Workforce Development Board (ID # 674-001). Those who qualify for WIA programs can now receive the necessary education for a merchant mariner’s license (Captain’s license) to get back into the workforce.
Displaced workers and other adults affected by lay-offs or business closings in the economic downturn now have a chance to get their Captain’s license and a new start in an exciting career field. The Wisconsin approval also permits people in other areas of the country to work with their local workforce development boards and case workers to determine if they qualify for this job retraining opportunity.
PayPal Credit is an open-end credit plan offered by WebBank in Salt Lake City, Utah. It allows users to pay for items (including tuition) without using a credit card. After customers open their accounts (including credit check). The approved customer can then pay the bill by mail (check) or online (via bank account) at www.billmelater.com. The first time customers are emailed a link to register with billmelater.com - so that they can check their balances or pay their bill. Customers also get an email whenever they are declined.
The Post 9/11 GI Bill provides up to 36 months (4 regular school years) of education benefits to eligible service members and veterans for: college, business, technical or vocational courses, correspondence courses, apprenticeship or job training, or flight training. Active duty service members, Guard, and Reserve, as well as Veterans who have served at least 90 days on active duty since 09/10/2001 are eligible. Benefits include paid tuition and fees, housing stipend, and book stipend. Benefits are tiered based on the number of days on active duty. Some limitations apply to those currently on active duty. Benefits can be transferred to a spouse or family member.Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty and Veteran.
Montgomery GI Bill
The Montgomery GI Bill provides up to 36 months (4 regular school years) of education benefits to eligible service members and veterans for: college, business, technical or vocational courses, correspondence courses, apprenticeship or job training, or flight training. Active duty service members who have served at least two years on active duty are eligible. For Veterans, there are four categories of Veteran eligibility depending on when you enlisted and how long you have served on active duty. Benefits include up to id="mce_marker",368 per month for full-time institutional education. Benefits end 10 years from the date of your last discharge or release from active duty.Other Funding Sources Available to Active Duty Service Members and Veterans
In addition to the above sources of funding for the military, each branch of the service may provide opportunities for additional funding through specific programs. Please contact your ESO for further information.