西雅图中央学院的西雅图海事学院提供了一个海洋甲板技术计划，该计划将实际的舰载经验与课堂教学相结合，以帮助您学习甲板设备的理论，设计，操作和维护以及所应用的导航技能
The Marine Deck Technology (MDT) program is a US Coast Guard-approved program that combines practical experience and courses in nautical science, computation, communications and human relations. Emphasis is placed on the theory, design, operation and maintenance of deck equipment and applied navigation skills. During the second and third quarters, students gain shipboard experience aboard the college's training vessels. The academic program is followed by a 90-day at-sea internship on a commercial vessel.