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Orange Coast College Marine Activities A153 — Marine Basic Safety Training — 4 units Prerequisite: Marine Activities A151 or concurrent enrollment. This course is the basic safety training (BST) as speci- fied by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). Basic firefighting, personal survival, personal safety, social responsibility, and first aid in marine situations are covered in this hands-on program. Students with satisfactory level of completion will be qualified for First Aid and CPR cards and Certificates of Completion for STCW-95 compliance. This is a required course for the Professional Mariner Program. An optional facility fee will be paid to a Fire Training Facility. A $30 Certificate fee will be paid at Bursar’s Office upon successful completion of all USCG evaluations. Lecture, Lab. Transfer Credit: CSU. Marine Activities A154 — Yachtkeeping and Engine Maintenance — 2 units This course offers hands-on experience in Yachtkeeping; cleaning interior & exterior surfaces. Students will learn the practical operation and routine maintenance of mechani- cal systems aboard vessels, diesel inboard engines and gasoline outboard engines. Skills practiced include painting, varnishing and routine engine maintenance. This is a required course of the Professional Mariner Program. Lecture, Lab. Transfer Credit: CSU. Marine Activities A156 — Maritime Environment — 2 units Students will learn about the systems that drive global weather patterns and conditions commonly found along major shipping routes as well as hubs of recreational yachting. Global and regional physical oceanography will be covered as it relates to navigational challenges to the mariner. Understanding oceanography and weather will aid the student in understanding pollution regulations and the responsibilities of the mariner to the environment in which he or she works. This is a required course of the Professional Mariner Program. A facility fee will be charged for field trips. Lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU. Marine Activities A157 — Radar Observer — 2 units Prerequisite: Professional Mariner Level 1 Certificate of Achievement or higher. Students will learn fundamentals of marine Radar, its uses, limitations, and how to interpret data from a radar system. Primary focuses will be on Radar Navigation and Collision avoidance. Students with satisfactory level of completion will be qualified for a Certificate of Completion for U.S. Coast Guard Radar Observer license endorse- ment, establishing competency in the operation and utili- zation of marine radar equipment. This endorsement may be added to any U.S. Coast Guard Deck Officer License. Lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU. MARA A200 – Professional Mariner Internship – 2 Units Prerequisite: Marine Activities A150, or A151, or A152, or A153, or A155 A supervised internship related to classroom-based learning at a maritime related work site. This course is designed as a supervised internship course for the Professional Mariner student. The student will gain expe- rience in a marine related position that bridges classroom based learning with career goals. This 120 hour unpaid or 150 hour paid work experience course is designed to assist students to acquire career awareness, work habits, attitudes and skills for the professional mariner program. Credit for occupational work experience may be accrued at the rate of one to 8 units per semester for a total of sixteen units. Additionally, this course is for 2 units and students must work 75 paid hours or 60 non-paid hours per unit earned. Transfer Credit: CSU. 210 Marine Activities A201 - Professional Mariner Lecture — 1 units Corequisite: Marine Activities A200. This course provides instructor-guided preparation related to classroom-based learning at a maritime-related work site. This course is designed as a supplement to the supervised internship course for the Professional Mariner student. Transfer Credit: CSU. MARINE SCIENCE Marine Science A100 — Oceanography — 3 units Advisory: English A098 or English as a Second Language A099. An orientation to the marine sciences including consider- ations of physical and chemical properties of the sea, the sea-air interface, the biology of the sea, the geology of the ocean basins, the sea as a physical, chemical, biological and recreational resource, and the obligation of mankind to control further contamination of the environment. This course may also be offered online. Lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. Marine Science A100H — Honors Oceanography — 3 units Advisory: English A098 or English as a Second Language A099. An orientation to the marine sciences, including consider- ations of physical and chemical properties of the sea, the sea-air interface, the biology of the sea, the geology of the ocean basins, the sea as a physical, chemical, biological and recreational resource, and the obligations of mankind to control further contamination of the environment. Lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. Marine Science A100L — Oceanography Laboratory — 1 unit Prerequisite: Marine Science A100 with a grade of “C” or better or concurrent enrollment. If student drops from Marine Science A100, the student, on their own initiative, must also drop Marine Science A100L. Advisory: English A098 or English as a Second Language A099. An orientation to marine science research process, techniques, and equipment. Investigations of physical and chemical properties of the sea, the air/sea interface, biological taxonomy and classification, student of longi- tude, latitude, other navigational elements, ocean basin geography and geology study. Evaluation of the sea as a physical, chemical, biological, and recreational resource. Includes at least three class field trips. Lab. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. Marine Science A100M — Honors Oceanography Laboratory — 1 unit Prerequisite: Marine Science A100 with a grade of “C” or better or concurrent enrollment. If student drops from Marine Science A100, the student, on their own initiative, must also drop Marine Science A100M. Advisory: English A098 or English as a Second Language A099. An orientation to marine science research process, tech- niques, equipment, institutions, and training/education centers. Investigations of physical and chemical proper- ties of the sea, conditions of the air/sea/land interface, review of biological taxonomy and classification, study of longitude, latitude, ocean basin geography and geology. Evaluation of the sea as a physical, chemical, biological, and recreational resource. Analysis of human efforts to control pollution, manage fisheries, and monitor the ocean world. Lab. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. Marine Science A120 — Marine Aquarium Science — 1 unit Prerequisite: Marine Science A100 or concurrent enroll- ment. Advisory: English A098 or English as a Second Language A099. Introduces students to the science of Aquariumology and provides experience working in a small public aquarium, under the supervision of the instructor and designated student aquarium managers. Students will learn basics of animal husbandry, disease control, aquarium water chemistry, methods of filtration, feeding, and cleaning. Lecture, non-lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU. Marine Science A121 — Marine Marine Intertidal Ecology — 1 unit Ecology of the marine intertidal environment of Southern California. This is a field oriented laboratory experience for non-majors. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis. Same as Ecology A121. Students completing Marine Science A121 may not receive credit for Ecology A121. Transfer Credit: CSU Marine Science A124 — Ecology of the Gray Whale — 1 unit Ecology and natural history of the California Gray Whale and the Orange County Whale Watch program. Completion qualifies students as docents on whale watch- ing boats. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis. Same as Ecology A124. Students completing Marine Science A124 may not receive credit for Ecology A124. Transfer Credit: CSU. Marine Science A180 — Marine Biology — 3 units Prerequisite: Marine Science A100. Advisory: English A098 or English as a Second Language A099. The life of the world’s oceans including principles of cell biology as it relates to the marine situation, energy flow through living systems, the evolution of marine life, the taxonomy of marine plants and animals, an overview of marine habitats and their organisms, intertidal zonation, plankton biology, marine mammals, pollution and its relations to marine biology, and discussion of currently applicable topics. This course may also be offered online. Lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. Marine Science A180L — Marine Biology Lab — 1 unit Prerequisite: Marine Science A180, or concurrent enroll- ment. Advisory: English A098 or English as a Second Language A099. An exploration of the principles of marine biology using, whenever possible, living organisms in natural surround- ings. Included will be plankton biology, the taxonomy and habits of common eastern Pacific marine plants and animals, aspects of intertidal zonation, analysis of fouling communities, and field trips to sea to observe marine birds and mammals. Lab. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. Marine Science A185 — Coastal Oceanography — 3 units Prerequisite: Marine Science A100 and A185 or con- current enrollment. Study of the physical, chemical, geological, and biological oceanography of the coastal ocean of Southern California and northeast Pacific Ocean. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis. This course may be taught online. Lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.