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Maritime Security Training

Effective immediately, the Maritime Administration’s Virtual Office of Acquisition will cease acceptance of applications for renewal or approval of new courses under the MARAD/USCG MTSA 109 maritime security voluntary course approval program.  This decision will remain in effect pending a final decision concerning funding.

Any submissions in process will be completed.

To:   Maritime Security Training Providers

Maritime Security Courses that were previously certified by the Maritime Administration may be extended during the timeframe that the contract is not in place on our Virtual Office of Acquisition’s website.

To request an extension submit the course title and expiration date for the course(s) to Sheila.brown@dot.gov.

 We will send to you a letter of extension for the current contract with your assurance that you will submit the course renewals on our VOA website once the Maritime Administration notifies you that applications under a new contract are being accepted.  Note: The cost of certification or renewal will NOT be borne in total by the government.  Seventy-five percent of the cost will be paid by the training provider.

 Those who submit courses for renewal while a contract is NOT in place will be issued a letter extending the course approval.  The extension will be for four months.  Once your course is renewed under the Maritime Administration’s new contract, a certificate indicating approval will be sent and dated to coincide with the original expiration date.

This process will ensure that the Coast Guard accepts the course certificate under MTSA Section 109, once the courses become mandatory.  The date that the courses will be mandatory has not been determined, and it could be several months, if not a year or longer.

Click here for Guidelines on Maritime Security Training and Model Courses