海洋甲板技术证书

西雅图中央学院的西雅图海事学院提供了一个海洋甲板技术计划，该计划将实际的舰载经验与课堂教学相结合，以帮助您学习甲板设备的理论，设计，操作和维护以及所应用的导航技能
Seattle Central College's Seattle Maritime Academy offers a Marine Deck Technology program that combines practical shipboard experience with classroom instruction to help you learn the theory, design, operation and maintenance of deck equipment and applied navigation skills. As maritime industry employers like the Washington State Ferries face a shortage of deckhands due to an aging workforce, demand for graduates of a U.S. Coast Guard approved training programs is growing. In fact, job opportunities for captains, mates and pilots of water vessels is projected to grow 10% by 2024 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Marine Deck Technology program can prepare you for a position as an Able Seaman, which is your first step in an exciting career in the deck department that could one day lead you to the wheelhouse as a mate or a captain of a vessel.