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Training Provider Best Practices 06/11/2025

Designated Examiners (DE)

Qualified Assessors (QA)

To Become a DE:

Requests for approvals of Designated Examiners and TOAR requests should be submitted to the NMC’s Course Approval Branch via email NMCCourses@uscg.mil. NOTE: DEs are not MMC endorsements and should not be submitted on CG719B forms or sent to a REC.

To locate the appropriate Towing Officer Assessment Record (TOAR) see NVIC 03-16.

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DE Submittal Guide

DE Website Release Guide

DE Examiners List

To Become a QA:

Requests for approvals of Qualified Assessors should be submitted to the NMC’s Course Approval Branch via email NMCCOURSES@uscg.mil. NOTE: QAs are not MMC endorsements and should not be submitted on CG719B forms or sent to a REC.

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QA List

QA Submittal Guide

QA Website Release Guide

FAQs

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Course Submission Expectations

Your request will be entered into our system within 10 business days from when we received it. You will receive an email once it has been entered. If any of these are missing with submission, you will receive an Awaiting Information email notice: Cover Letter, Site Information, Instructor List & Résumés, Framework, Schedule, Syllabus, Outline, Instructor Manual & Lesson Plans, Exams/Assessments, Critique and Sample Certificate. You will have 30 days to respond with the requested information.
Once your submission is complete, the request will be awaiting assignment for evaluation by a subject matter expert. This waiting period is approximately 60-90 days after the submission was entered.
When a subject matter expert evaluates your request and needs more information, you will be sent a detailed Awaiting Information email notice that explains what the NMC needs in order to provide you an approval. You will have 90 days to respond with the requested information.
If your submission results in an Approval, Awaiting Information or Denial, the correspondence will be emailed to the POC provided in the submission.

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