Brookfield, IL - OUPV Inland Great Lakes Near Coastal-Deposit Only 2/17/23

OUPV Inland, Great Lakes, Near Coastal Date: Feb 17,18,19 and 24,25,26 - 2023  8:30am to 6:30 pm 

Class Fee: $745 Inland, Great Lakes, Near Coastal.  Includes all instruction, course materials (student manuals, use of plotting tools, charts, Rules book) and Exams.

Drug Test through Quest Labs is offered, see More Services page for info. Results normally are available within 48 hrs. Cost $70

First Aid/CPR will be offered as an online course with skills checkout during the class, Cost is $70. Card is proved after checkout.

Payment Options: Credit or Cash. Payment in full is required 7 days before class start date.

Location: DJ's Scuba Locker 9301 Ogden Ave, Brookfield, IL 60513

Hours:  This is a 54 hr class over two weekends. Classes run  Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 8:30 am to 6:30 pm for 2 consecutive weekends. Final exams given on last Sunday.

Instructors: Capt David WIlson is the lead instructor.

Topics: covered  include Piloting, Marlinspike Seamanship, Navigation Rules, Magnetic Compass, Characteristics of Weather, Tides and Currents, Vessel Maneuvering and Handling, Small Engine Operations and Maintenance, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Emergency Procedures, Maritime Law, Shipboard Management and Training, Ship’s Business, Communications, and Lifesaving Appliances

Important: You have 3 attempts at the exam.  The first exam is included in the price of the class.  If an exam is failed and you must re-take it, a make up exam will be in Westmont, IL and a proctor fee of $45 will be applied per person, per session.