Training & Assessment

The Training & Assessment team evaluates Courses/Programs and their associated Sites, Instructors, Assessors and Proctors for approval. In addition, the team also evaluates Designated Examiner and Qualified Assessor requests.

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Approved Courses

Designated Examiners (DE)

Qualified Assessors (QA)

Examinations Page

Getting a Course Approved:

Course or Programs including Instructors and Proctors should be submitted to the NMC’s Training & Assessment Division:

*Emails should not exceed 8MB and if so, should be sent in separate emails (please put the order of attachments in the Subject line of each email). The system will not accept any compressed (ZIP) files.

Preferred Method is Email: NMCCourses@uscg.mil.
Homeport: Course providers should submit course completion data via Homeport. Course providers may also use Homeport to upload course approval submissions. You must have a Homeport account.
To obtain an account and log-in directions for first time users, click here.
Mail (on a CD or DVD):
100 Forbes Drive
Commanding Officer(NMC-2)
USCG National Maritime Center
Martinsburg, WV 25404

Fax: 304-433-3408

Coast Guard-Accepted QSS Organizations that are authorized to accept courses on behalf of the USCG:

DNV GL Maritime
1600 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway - Suite 110
Miami FL 33323
Capt. John Chrysostom
Email: john.chrysostom@dnvgl.com
Office: 954-838-0055

ABS Americas Learning Center
1701 City Plaza Drive
Spring, Texas 77389
Merwyn R. Oliveria
Email: MOliveria@eagle.org
Office: 281-877-6406

New or Alternate Site Approvals:

Requests that are submitted outside the course approval submission should be emailed to NMCSiteApprovals@uscg.mil.
Find more Site Approval information here.

Helpful Course Submission Guides:

Program Submittal
Checklist

Course Approval
Checklist

Instructor/Proctor Submittal
Checklist

Site Approval Submittal
Checklist

You will receive an emailed receipt once your request has been entered into our system. If you do not receive an emailed receipt within 7-10 days, please contact us at 304-433-3720

To Become a DE:

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

You will receive an emailed receipt once your request has been entered into our system. If you do not receive an emailed receipt within 7-10 days, please contact us at 304-433-3720

To locate the appropriate TOAR, visit our Merchant Mariner Credential page or NVIC 03-16.

Helpful DE Information:

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To Become a QA:

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

You will receive an emailed receipt once your request has been entered into our system. If you do not receive an emailed receipt within 7-10 days, please contact us at 304-433-3720

Helpful QA Information:

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