USCG — GUIDE FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MERCHANT MARINE DECK EXAMINATIONS

This is the official USCG publication which was prepared and formally released by the USCG with the aim to serve as a thorough guide for the administration of the exams of marine deck officers, or simply deck guide. The document is providing all required guidance for the proctors of the examination rooms and all other personnel directly engaged in the administration of the exams to obtain the license of merchant mariners.

All officers-in-charge plus the marine inspection/activity commanders of units shall ensure due compliance will all provisions of this document. The format and layout of the present release of the paper have been changed in order to show in tabular form all modules comprising the recommended professional exam for each of the licenses or document applicants. The partial examinations have been completely eliminated. All procedures and instructions are now combined in a single separate category titled Instructions.

The authors of the paper have also consolidated the deck reference and examination materials and some of the critical details have been added to be of practical use for the personnel of the examination room. The volume is also providing a complete list of module codes showing the module name appearing on the test booklet, types of applicant and brief explanation of the number derivation...