I took a class today at MAMATRAINS for VPSSD. I can’t really say that I’m complaining about it or “them.” I got my certificate and can keep sailing after 1-Jan. BUT…the experience had me wondering…How Much Money do WE spend on Mandatory Training (so we can keep our license and earn a paycheck) that is all a Farce???
if you are an officer, that class will be worthless once you are a CM. VSO or nothing else. and the only classes I paid for were my college classes.
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also your company should have been able to give you a letter stating that you were qualified for vpssd. i got one, you want it?
[QUOTE=Wrench;124900]I took a class today at MAMATRAINS for VPSSD. I can’t really say that I’m complaining about it or “them.” I got my certificate and can keep sailing after 1-Jan. BUT…the experience had me wondering…How Much Money do WE spend on Mandatory Training (so we can keep our license and earn a paycheck) that is all a Farce???[/QUOTE]
500 bucks for that too, right? Or was that the (somewhat) cheaper one? A whole industry has sprung from the loins of bureaucratic balderdash. It’s laying waste to my bank account, at any rate.
[QUOTE=Wrench;124900]… I got my certificate and can keep sailing after 1-Jan. [/QUOTE]
If you’re working internationally, the course certificate probably isn’t going to be enough. You’ll probably need the STCW endorsement in your MMC.