I’m gonna finally go take my AB class (hopefully) next month or 2 and I’m having a hard time finding a school that offers an Able Seaman course around the Tampa/Orlando area. I’m gonna try to do the lifeboatman course too on my next time off after that. Any and all recommendations are appreciated!
Yea man, try Quality Maritime in St. Pete. There is a SeaSchool campus across the street from them, they may also have what you want. I have taken classes at both. Remember, if you are going to the deck, you are gonna need RFPNW
Bluewater Maritime School and Maritime Training International both in Jacksonville. I’ve never been to either but looked into them for AB/Lifeboatman. Sea School has classes in St. Petersburg and Jacksonville too.
[QUOTE=XpatBubba;151757]Yea man, try Quality Maritime in St. Pete. There is a SeaSchool campus across the street from them, they may also have what you want. I have taken classes at both. Remember, if you are going to the deck, you are gonna need RFPNW[/QUOTE]
I know I’m will eventually but I’m on a 200ton boat right now and don’t have a master with a 1600ton on board to sign my RFPNW for me. I just need the AB-OSV now with life boatman, I plan on getting the RFPNW by working over one hitch on one of our bigger boats and getting it signed off then. I can do that, right?
[QUOTE=Alex13;151758]Bluewater Maritime School and Maritime Training International both in Jacksonville. I’ve never been to either but looked into them for AB/Lifeboatman. Sea School has classes in St. Petersburg and Jacksonville too.[/QUOTE]
Bluewater maritime is a true diploma mill. I wouldn’t recommend them if you wanted to learn anything. In the middle of my BST I found out half the ghetto kids weren’t even paying for the class. They had some grant paying for it and it showed they had no interest in the industry
I’ll add my vote to Quality Maritime. You’ll be doing your lifeboatman aboard SS American Victory, now a museum ship on Tampa’s waterfront. Lots of fun (really).
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I guess I won’t be taking my classes there in St Pete…