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. 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. As an able Seamen on vessels, you will need to know how to:-Stand watch and steer the ship-Do routine maintenance-Keep the inside of the ship clean-Handle lines when docking or departing-Tie the barges together when they are being towed-Load and unload cargo-Assist passengers, as necessary. Through classroom instruction in Seattle Martime Academy's new teaching facility, you will learn the theory, design, operation and maintenance of deck equipment as well as applied navigational skills. In addition, you will receive hands-on training once a week during the second and third quarters aboard our training vessels. Finally, you will participate in a 90 day at a sea internship on a lare commercial vessel to gain further pracitical experience in a real life setting.