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When it comes to mariner education and license upgrades, I don't make a habit of promoting one product or another since they all pretty much do what they need to do albeit for a stiff price at times. I came across a license prep website a few years back and took a liking to it right away, it was free. The ability to quiz yourself on any subject and have a running total on your progress was just what I needed for some exam prep. Did I mention free? I wish to add I have no affiliation with the authors of the site. I do however applaud the product, it has matured nicely over time. There is software for sale but the free online practice exams are very handy.

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Steve.
Thanks for the help finding the Downloads The test are a Big help. I did not know about this site until after I started testing for DDE, Assistant and Chief fishing. I passes Safety and Motors but failed General practices and Electricity. The USCG Examiner in Portland OR. told me about this site . I am home studying now and will go back in a couple weeks to pass my retakes.

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Thought you'd like to know.

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I feel like I should drop you a line and let you know how much your site helped me pass my exam. I just graduated from the California Maritime Academy and I used your resource to help me through the Rules of the Road section. The way the inland rules were in a separate section from the international rules really helped me to remember the differences. Also, the mock tests were more helpful to my memorization than the way the questions appear in "Murphy's". The site also helped me with the sections on deck safety and deck general. I have recommended the site to several other people. Thanks for helping me get my initial issue.

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All of my classmates recommend it for cramming for the Rules module, they're pulling 98's and I'm pulling 88's.

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Appreciating you guys for creating an online study so some of us could learn from home and I find it to be the best I have ever come across.

would be nice to add a few more quizzes for general nav such as: compass correcting, chart projections, rhumb lines, great circles, who publishes each pub, definitions of- azimuths, bearings course, course made good, heading, track, speed made good, fix, running fix, LOP, Dead Reckoning, converting GMT to ZT, questions on magnetism and which magnets correct for which deviation, variation/deviation, special case bearings, tidal calculations. Those are some of the things that we are tested on in Nav 1(terestial nav) at Great Lakes Maritime Academy. I have not taken all of your tests, so I probably overlooked a portion of your material, some of these things you already have. I liked the section on Aids to Nav, it was very thorough. It would also be nice if you had chart problems to print out. The Coast Guard uses like 3 charts for their testing and if you could provide additional chart problems for these it would be very helpful. If you are interested I can E-mail you an example. Also multimedia tutors would be cool for like doing chart work, plotting and doing current sailing and whatnot. You could have an example chart with audio and visual instructions. I am a second Year cadet at Great Lakes Maritime Academy and these are a couple thought that I would find useful for studying for exams.

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I would like to compliment SeaSources as an excellent resource. Although I was only testing to add the Great Lakes to my current 1600 Tons Master Inland License, the quiz questions were extremely helpful. I was unable to find any other assistance on the web (including the USCG site) on what topics the exam would cover and sample questions. In closing I would like to thank SeaSources for providing the necessary information in order to pass the Coast Guard exam.

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DEAR SIR, I HAPPENED TO HIT YOUR WEBSITE BY CHANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FOR TAKING UP THE TASK OF EDUCATING MARINERS ONLINE FOR FREE. YOUR ENDEAVOUR IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND A NOBLE USE OF THE INTERNET. I HAVE BENEFITED IMMENSELY FROM THE USE OF YOUR ONLINE QUIZZES. HOWEVER, I MAY BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOUR GMDSS QUIZ SENTENCES ARE INCOMPLETE. YOU MAY LIKE TO CHECK THEM OUT ONCE AGAIN. WITH REGARDS AND GOOD WISHES,

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Hello, I just found your site and I'm very excited to share it with my shipmates. We are tall ship sailors aboard the brig Lady Washington. After a year of volunteering, I am pursuing a career as a mate/master. Several of us aspire to get our AB and Master's licenses, and this site appears to be a very accessible, thorough way to reach this goal. Thank you for the time you have devoted, as this seemingly user-friendly forum is rare! Between the "advice" I get from fellow sailors, either green or salty, and the confused jumble I find on the USCG site, figuring out a way to fit the studying/class time in, and figuring out exactly which classes are needed has been hard. I hope to be able to join and use your site very soon.

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