46 U.S.C. § 7315: Training

Graduation from a nautical school program may be substituted for the sea service requirements under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title. The satisfactory completion of a training program approved by the Secretary may be substituted for not more than one-half of the sea service requirements under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title in accordance with subsection (c). Each shore-based training day in the form of classroom lectures may be substituted for 2 days of sea service requirements. Each training day of laboratory training, practical demonstrations, and other similar training, may be substituted for 4 days of sea service requirements. Each training day of full mission simulator training may be substituted for 6 days of sea service requirements. acceptable to the Secretary as part of the approved training program; and fully completed by the individual; and the tonnage of such vessel is appropriate to the endorsement being sought. In this section, the term “training day” means a day that consists of not less than 7 hours of training.