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California Sailing Academy (CSA) has been a complete training facility for both recreational sailors and professionals in the maritime industry since 1963.
CSA has prepared mariners for their time at sea and their written Examinations for many years. Understanding the need for more in-depth courses CSA built a comprehensive program, which the United States Coast Guard has approved. Numerous courses are now offered which culminate with exams the school has prepared to test the student. The United States Coast Guard has approved these courses and exams. The student can now enjoy the courses and take the exams within the comforts of our own classrooms.
Upon successful completion of the courses and exams, a diploma is issued which can be taken to the United States Coast Guard within one year for issuance with the other requirements for your appropriate USCG license.
In order to operate a vessel carrying passengers for hire it is necessary to be licensed by the United States Coast Guard. This applies to any form of work such as taking people fishing, diving or any other such activity. If you have dreamed of being a Charter Captain driving a luxury yacht or simply operating the Yacht Club Launch taking people to their vessels, CSA is the place you start.
Our courses are not exam prep courses. Our courses help you understand the concepts, to pass the exams.
There are some prep schools where the student spends days on end going through questions and answers on a computer until they can answer the exam questions, this is not the case at California Sailing Academy. We make every effort to enable you to become a better educated, more responsible and safer Captain, and also to bring your knowledge base and reasoning power up to the point of passing the exams.
If you have attended all our classes within a course, and applied yourself along with doing your homework and still do not pass the final exams you may retake the course again at no extra charge.
You must call our office to actually enroll in one of the Licensing courses. A non-refundable minimum deposit of fifty percent of the course fee will reserve your space.
You may obtain the course books upon full payment of the course fee.
Feel free to email or call us if you have further questions.
Email:info@californiasailingacademy.com
CALIFORNIA SAILING ACADEMY Inc.
COAST GUARD SCHOOL
P.O box 10294
Marina del Rey, Ca 90295
310/310-1909 PHONE
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