Online Maritime Credentials

Get your DDEor QMED.
No travel.
No lost wages.
No classroom.

Study from your ship, your couch, or anywhere with a signal. BMT’s USCG-approved engine courses let you advance your credential without missing a rotation

Enroll in DDE Course
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USCG

Approved Provider

AI-Proctored

Remote Exams

24/7

Student Support

Klarna

Financing Available

01 The Problem

Traditional schools cost you more than tuition.

Every credential program built for a brick-and-mortar classroom asks the same thing of you. Time off the boat, money out of pocket, a calendar that fights yours.

Traditional School

What it costs you

Lost wages

Sit in a classroom or sit on the boat earning. You can’t do both. Every week of school is a week of pay you’ll never get back.

The travel tax

Hotels, flights, rental cars, meals, parking. The “tuition” is just the start. Add it up and the real cost doubles.

Inflexible schedules

Schools run on academic calendars. Your boat runs on rotation. The two don’t speak the same language.

Beacon Maritime Training

What we changed

Keep your full rotation

Study during your off-weeks, between watches, or wherever fits. Nothing about your work schedule needs to change.

Zero travel cost

No hotels. No flights. No rental car. The only thing you spend money on is the course itself.

Self-paced, all year

Start any day. Move at your speed. No semesters, no cohorts, no waiting for the next class to open.

BMT was built by a Chief Engineer who lived this problem. Here’s the course that fixes it.

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The Exclusive Position

The only fully online, USCG-approved DDE 1,000 to 4,000 HP course in America.

Approved by the United States Coast Guard. Delivered through a Moodle-based learning platform built for working mariners. Exams proctored remotely by AI. Curriculum designed by a credentialed Chief Engineer.

Approved Provider

NMC Recognized

Same Credential as Brick-and-Mortar

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03 Featured Courses

Two credentials.  Zero classroom.

Both courses are USCG-approved and built around the rotational schedule. Start any day. Finish on your time.

DDE-1K

USCG Approved

exclusive · Only Online Option in the U.S.

Designated Duty Engineer

1,000 to 4,000 HP Motor

Move up to DDE without taking weeks off rotation. Built for the engineer who’s already turning wrenches and just needs the credential to match the work.

Format

Online · Self-Paced

status

Enrolling Now

exam

AI-Proctored Remote

access

All Devices

  • Full USCG-approved curriculum
  • Chief Engineer-designed lessons
  • Phone, tablet, or laptop. Works at sea.
  • Direct messaging with instructors
Klarna available

Pay over 4 installments

Veiw Course

QMED-OIL

USCG Approved

Self-Paced · 120 Hours

QMED · Oiler

120-Hour Engine Rating

Take the next step from unlicensed to qualified. The full 120-hour Oiler curriculum done from home, or from your bunk between watches.

Hours

120 · USCG Required

Status

Enrolling Now

exam

AI-Proctored Remote

access

All Devices

  • Full 120-hour USCG curriculum
  • Module quizzes and cumulative final
  • Lifetime course access
  • Direct messaging with instructors
Klarna available

Pay over 4 installments

Veiw Course

Why mariners choose BMT over the alternatives

01
Same federal credential

What you earn through BMT is the same credential issued to graduates of any USCG-approved in-person school.

02
Zero travel cost

No flights, no hotels, no rental car. The only thing you spend money on is the course.

03
Built around rotation

Self-paced delivery means you study during your off-weeks and never miss a hitch on the boat.

04
Chief Engineer designed

Curriculum authored by a credentialed Chief Engineer with active sea time. Not by an academic.

04 how it works

From sign-up to certification,  without leaving the dock.

Four stages, end to end. Most students enroll in five minutes, finish modules over six to twelve weeks, and have a certificate downloaded the day they pass the exam.

01

~5 min

Enroll in minutes

Pick a course. Pay or finance with Klarna. You’re in. No paperwork queue, no admissions essay.

Course

DDE 1K-4K

Status

Active

Access

Immediate

02

Self-paced

Study from anywhere

Open lessons on phone, tablet, or laptop. Works at sea, on shore leave, between watches.

Module

04 of 06

Progress

68%

Device

Phone (offline)

03

Any time zone

Enroll in minutes

Pick a course. Pay or finance with Klarna. You’re in. No paperwork queue, no admissions essay.

Exam

Cumulative

Proctor

AI Verified

Result

Pass · 89%

04

Same day

Enroll in minutes

Pick a course. Pay or finance with Klarna. You’re in. No paperwork queue, no admissions essay.

Certificate

Issued

NMC Packet

Walkthrough

Status

Ready to submit

05 what mariners say

In the words of mariners.

Quotes from students who chose BMT over a flight, a hotel, and two weeks off the boat.

★★★★★

Featured testimonial. Three or four sentences from a real student, ideally calling out the travel tax savings, the rotational fit, or the convenience of self-paced delivery.

Student Name

Credential Earned · Coast

★★★★★

[Supporting review. Two to three sentences. Ideally specific to the QMED or DDE experience.]

Student Name

[Credential · Coast]

★★★★★

[Supporting review. Two to three sentences. Ideally specific to the QMED or DDE experience.]

Student Name

[Credential · Coast]

By the Numbers

Per BMT brand brief

2024

Mariners
Credentialed

120hr

USCG
Approved Since

2024

QMED
Curriculum

~$1K

Less Than
Competitors

Tools and Platforms Behind BMT
The same systems that run major maritime
certification programs.

Remote Proctoring

Remote Proctoring

Remote Proctoring

Remote Proctoring

07 For Fleet Operators

Training an entire crew? Let’s talk fleet pricing.

Volume credentialing for fleet operators, HR coordinators, and maritime employers. Roll out QMED and DDE across your crew without pulling them off rotation. Track completion, compliance, and renewal dates from one dashboard.

Enroll in DDE Course
Explore QMED Certification

0 days

Crew
Downtime

100%

USCG
Compliance

5+

Mariner
Volume Pricing

1

Dashboard for
All Credentials

08 Application Resources

Everything you need to complete your USCG application.

Direct links to the forms, fees, and credentials you’ll need alongside your course.

01

QMED Checklist

Form CG-12.501. What to submit alongside your course completion.

CG-12.501 · PDF

02

TWIC · Transportation Worker ID

Required for all USCG-credentialed mariners working at secure facilities.

TSA · EXTERNAL

03

Medical Certificate

Form CG-719K. The medical evaluation required for credential issuance.

CG-719K · PDF

04

Pay.gov · Mariner Fees

Pay your USCG application and credential fees through the federal portal.

PAY.GOV · EXTERNAL

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Final Word

Your next rotation starts soon.
Your credential shouldn’t wait.

Enroll today. Study from anywhere. Walk back on the boat with the credential that moves you up the pay grade.

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