Maritime - Deck Officer, Bachelor of Science
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy prepares students for the challenge of operating commercial ships of unlimited tonnage on the Great Lakes and oceans as merchant marine officers and business professionals. Deck officers train to become pilots and mates, navigating ships through open waters and narrow harbors — ships which may stretch to one thousand feet in length. Deck Officers manage the deck department and oversee loading and discharging of cargo, and are responsible for the ship’s business.
Courses
- ENG 111 — English Composition
- ENG 112 — English Composition
- ENV 117 — Meteorology & Climatology
- ENV 117L — Meteorology & Climatology Lab
- MDK 100 — Survival at Sea
- MDK 104 — Rigging & Ship Maintenance Lab
- MDK 106 — Watchstanding I
- MDK 112 — Rules of the Nautical Road
- MDK 121 — Navigation I
- MDK 122 — Navigation I Lab
- MDK 149 — Damage Control & Safety
- MDK 200 — Ship Business & Labor Relation
- MDK 206 — Watchstanding II
- MDK 210 — Deck Sea Project I
- MDK 221 — Lakes Piloting
- MDK 222 — River Piloting
- MDK 242 — Ship Stability
- MDK 311 — Deck Sea Project II
- MDK 312 — Deck Sea Project III
- MDK 324 — Navigation III
- MDK 330 — Medical First Aid Provider
- MDK 331 — Electronic Navigation
- MDK 332 — Electronic Navigation Lab
- MDK 333 — Automatic Radar Plotting Aids
- MDK 341 — Ship Construction
- MDK 345 — Dry Cargo Stowage
- MDK 404 — Marine Supervisory Lab
- MDK 411 — Marine Communications
- MDK 431 — ECDIS
- MDK 445 — Liquid Cargo Stowage
- MDK 446 — Bridge Resource Management
- MDK 448 — Pilot/Mate License Prep
- MDK 450 — Vessel & Port Security Officer
- MDK 454 — GMDSS
- MGT 241 — Principles of Management
- MNG 100 — Intro to Vessel Operations
- MNG 105 — Shipboard Information Systems
- MNS 100 — Naval Science
- MTH 121 — College Algebra
- MTH 122 — Trigonometry
- MTH 141 — Calculus I
- PHL 202 — Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas
- PHY 105 — Physics of the World Around Us
- PHY 105L — Physics/World Around Us Lab