As you prepare to join the crew onboard either the SSV Corwith Cramer or the SSV Robert C. Seamans, consider reviewing some of trainings provided here are in the RESOURCE section of the Crew Portal.

Resources

Online Payroll Portal: Click here to view instructions for logging in to Paylocity, where you can see paycheck history and access paystubs and W2s.

The Sea Education Association (SEA) Online Institute has been “soft launched” for SEA crewmembers and staff. The Institute is available here and currently features 13 free online courses. Enroll in the courses to learn something new or to prepare for your next role at SEA. More courses are added regularly.

Resources for SEA Assistant Scientists
Resources for SEA Mates
Microsoft Excel for SEA Assistant Scientists
Wind Calculations Using The Vectormaster and Maneuvering Boards
Weather for Sailors
NS101: Fundamentals of Paper Chart Plotting
NS 101: Sailing Fundamentals
NS 101: Safety and the Sea Component
Celestial Navigation for Recreational Mariners
SEA Faculty Lecture Series
Knots for Able Seaman
New SEA Captain Training Course
Chart Plotting with Traditional Tools

There is an incredible amount of knowledge and skill in our community – the vision for the SEA Online Institute is to be a repository of best practices and training topics to help our community help each other. Eventually we hope to offer courses to the public, including continuing education courses, professional certificate courses, and online learning for undergraduate, high school, and gap students.

If you want to contribute – please send ideas for new courses to the marine department, and if you enjoy recording training videos yourself, please follow the following guidance:

Remember that you don’t have to be perfect
Record on your phone horizontally when possible
Ensure clear audio by doing a test recording before diving into the training session
When complete, send the video/audio file to the marine department for editing and posting

Here is a 40 minute video, made by Captain Chris Nolan on the ROLES OF CREW AND STUDENTS: Program Progression.

Here is a link to Chris’s training website: PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR TRAINING. There you will find a number of videos and additional content to help you refresh or learn navigational topics. *** Special for SEA Crew only (Please do not share this), if you click on a course and add the coupon code YODA, you can gain access to the course content at no cost.

CREW PRO-DEALS:
Follow this link to the list and descriptions of all the prodeals we have found. If you know of any others or would like us to pursue other companies, please send an email to lweitzen@sea.edu.

Additional resources are available here, including:

Corwith Cramer:
Bunk Plan
Boat Check
Pin Rail Diagram

Robert C. Seamans:
Bunk Plan
Boat Check
Pin Rail Diagram

Both Ships:
Crew Packing List
Deck and Science: How to Run a Watch Meeting
Deck: Guidelines for SEA Mates
Deck: Junior Watch Officer (JWO) Sheet Anchor

If you have any questions or suggestion for any of these resources or others that you think would be helpful to post here, please let us know at: marine@sea.edu.