NATIONAL MARITIME CENTER

Getting a Course Approved:

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

1. Preferred Method is Email: NMCCourses@uscg.mil.
*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.
2. 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.
3. Mail (on a CD or DVD):
   100 Forbes Drive
   Commanding Officer(NMC-2)
   USCG National Maritime Center
   Martinsburg, WV 25404


4. Fax: 304-433-3408


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

   DNV GL Maritime
   1400 Ravello Drive
   Katy, TX 77449
   Darren Billard
   Email: David.M.Larimer@dnvgl.com
   Office: 281-396-1657

   American Bureau of Shipping, ABS Plaza
   16855 Northchase Drive
   Houston, Texas 77060
   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.

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