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Freelance Software
39 Peckham Place
Bristol, RI 02809
Phone:(401)556-1955
Fax:(401)396-9717
sales@hawsepipe.net

As of July 12th, 2010, the National Maritime Center removed public access to exam questions. Our our mission has not changed, we will continue to update our training applications. Input from users is always welcome and helps to improve our products. We are currently concentrating on providing help and improving the reference library. Our most recently completed help provides solutions for stability questions dealing with the Stability Data Reference Book. It is available through the application update system.

Many sites offer training for US Coast Guard, Merchant Marine exams. Most training software available contains ALL questions (over 17,000 for deck). If you're sitting for 1600 GT Near Coast why would you want to study subjects for the Master Unlimited exam.

Our Merchant Marine testing software programs contain genuine United States Coast Guard questions painstakingly selected for license grades listed. All CD's contain a reference library with many publications, check listings. Our license training applications have a stand alone viewer to read and search the many books in reference library. The viewer also provides access to all illustrations and drawings with high resolution to display detail in large schematics and graphs.

As questions, illustrations and help files are updated they are available to users through a built in update utility (most applications). Our USCG exam training software provides a important package for Merchant Marine license training.

Credit Card Merchant Services    Mail orders please use our MAIL ORDER FORM.

Testing Applications for the Merchant Mariner

Our unlimited applications, Master-3rd Mate, and Chief -3rd Assistant Engineer covers all the USCG exam exam subjects. Limited tonnage training CD's are license specific and contain selected questions for the license grade stated. Questions are selected randomly or returned from a text or drawing number. Correctly answered questions are not repeated (unless reset). This feature provides fresh questions, while tracking your total progress. For more details please see test help or download the demo.

Demo's are restricted only by the number of questions 50 per / section. Demos are free to download from the links near the bottom of this page. The demos provide a good overview of the applications, however the engineer demo is an older version and does not provide search capabilities.

All CD's include a reference library. Illustrations are provided on screen, and can be printed for use. The print test option provides printed tests and answer sheets. For a listing of reference books included check the CD listings in menu to the left. The latest update for our deck training CDs consists of a complete Rules of the Road help file. The help file is integrated into the application (context-sensitive). Help is provided for all Rules of the Road questions. Pressing the F1 key or the 'Need Help' button opens the help file to the page explaining to the question.

All software offered is windows based and will run on all windows operating systems, sorry no Macintosh applications. We also provide in house tech support by email or phone (401) 556-1955.

Please let us know how you like our products, comments, remarks to: sales@hawsepipe.net

New License Requirements

I recently attended the Second Annual Towing Industry Forum at the State University of New York, Maritime College. A presentation by James D. Cavo of the National Maritime Center, on towing licensing was very informative. Changes include 500 course hours for licenses over 200 GRT (500 GT International), and the introduction of a new Master of Towing Vessel license.

Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Towing

Merchant Marine Exam Online Testing Center

Free online testing center. Genuine USCG exam questions. The online questions do not include illustrations. These questions are for review and should not be used to study for exams.

Valid e-mail required, must be able to receive email from auto responder response@hawsepipe.com. An email notification from response@hawsepipe.com will be emailed to activate your account.

Online purchases are processed on a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) page. SSL works by creating a private key that encrypts the data. Your information becomes encrypted and is not viewable to any outside system.

Free Merchant Marine Downloads

Download the demos to view the applications. The demos below are older applications and do not include new features. Operating System - Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, ME and XP, Vista.

Download - Master / Mate Demo (12.33 MB)

Download - Engineer Demo (11.4 MB)

Download - Blinking Light Demo (5.39 MB)

Files in .PDF format Adobe Acrobat Reader needed

Deck Guide - This manual provides guidance for examination room proctors and other personnel who actively monitor merchant marine applicants in the exam room.
Download - deckguide.pdf

Engineering Guide - This manual provides guidance for the examination room proctors and other personnel who actively monitor merchant marine applicants in the exam room of the Regional Examination Centers.
Download - engineguide.pdf