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Active applicants and members of American Maritime Officers with benefit eligibility train at no personal cost at STAR Center (Simulation, Training, Assessment and Research), the nation's premier training center for merchant marine officers.
STAR Center's primary and waterfront campuses, located just south of Ft. Lauderdale in Dania Beach, Fla. near American Maritime Officers Headquarters, offer AMO members and applicants a full range of maritime training courses, license upgrading programs for all departments, and STCW training and certification.
Additionally, STAR Center operates the unique TECH Program - The Engineering Candidate Hawsepipe Program fully prepares select high school graduates and veterans to test for an Unlimited U.S. Coast Guard Third Engineer's License with STCW through a two-year course that combines classroom work with shipboard training aboard AMO-contracted vessels.
For more information about applying to become a sailing member of AMO, Click Here.
To view the schedule of courses regularly offered at STAR Center, Click Here.
TECH Program
Complete information about applying for enrollment in The Engineering Candidate Hawsepipe Program, and about the TECH Program itself, is available on the STAR Center website.
Full Range of Required Training and Professional Development Courses
STAR Center provides a full range of U.S. Coast Guard approved courses, professional development courses, and specialized training for officers in all departments and all trades.
- STCW License Upgrading and Professional Development: Deck and Engine
- Full Mission Simulation: Bridge, Engine, ECDIS, Liquid Cargo
- Comprehensive Dynamic Positioning Training Programs
- Watchstanding Skills Standardization and Assessment Program: Deck and Engine
More information is available on the STAR Center website.