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Contact CQuest: 510-573-0641 
info@cquestmarine.com

Our tests are approved to substitute for a U.S.C.G. exam!
We are here to help you LIVE your Dream ~ Call CQuest Marine 510-573-0641
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
~Henry David Thoreau~

CQuest Marine is a U.S. Coast Guard approved Captain's license school, founded in Fremont in 2003 and now located in LIVERMORE, California.  As a CQuest student you will take our tests and present our Certificate of Completion to the Coast Guard. 

CQuest Marine was founded by Captain Doug Cortez.  After his experience applying for and testing with the Coast Guard for his Masters License, Doug's vision for our school was to provide a simpler and less complicated "course" for new Captains to navigate.  We will walk you step-by-step through the process of assembling your U.S.C.G. license application package and work closely with you to ensure your testing success!  

Doug formed his ideas about teaching from his own experiences:

Here is the Captain's Message to You!

In college I took a Philosophy class over because I received an "F" from my first instructor. My new professor explained that the learning process can be hampered by anxiety, so there would be no unannounced tests and no trick questions. What a difference a new approach made. He thought of himself as a "facilitator" and used synergy in the classroom. I received an "A" and learned a great lesson; the messenger is as important as the message. I will use these same techniques to reduce your anxiety and ensure success. As a USCG SR. CHIEF once told me: 

"YOU CAN'T LEARN IT 
UNLESS YOU LIVE IT!"  

We will honor the Captain's legacy by carrying on his successful methods in our classes here at CQuest!

Get started living YOUR dreams!  
Call CQuest Marine 
510-573-0641

©2011, CQuest Marine, All Rights Reserved.
Captain Doug Cortez 
(1947-2005)

Doug lived his life's dreams and YOU should too!

News and Updates

National Safe Boating Week May 19-25

 by Lori Cortez on 05/20/12

NOAA, National Safe Boating Council promote National Safe Boating Week


NOAA’s National Weather Service and theNational Safe Boating Council (NSBC) have partnered again to encourage recreational boaters to know their risks, learn the rules, and be prepared before taking the helm this summer during National Safe Boating Week: May 19 to 25.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, there were more than 4,000 boating accidents, including 758 deaths, in 2011. Seventy percent of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those, 84 percent were reported as not wearing a life jacket.



So let's get this life jacket thing straight once and for all!  Come on over to our Facebook page for a link to a video that will give you a quick review of the kinds of life jackets available, where they should be used and UM - how to put them on....

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Sacramento Classes Begin TOMORROW!

 by Lori Cortez on 05/13/12

Still have questions about taking our SACRAMENTO Captain's License class? Let's talk - class starts tomorrow. Call CQuest anytime today 510 573-0641 There's still time for you to Get Your Captain's License and start following your dream TOMORROW!

 

 

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Our Next Class Starts Monday in Sacramento

 by Lori Cortez on 05/11/12

Ahoy Sacramento! It's not to late to Follow Your Dream! 

CQuest Marine's Captain's License classes begin Monday, May 14th in Roseville. We will offer both day and evening classes. Our courses are approved to take the place of the Coast Guard exams and we will help you with your Coast Guard application. There are only a few seats left! We're not planning another Sacramento class until next year. Come and join us next week and take that next step toward your Coast Guard Captain's License. Call or email today for more details. 

510 573-0641

info@cquestmarine.com

Get Your Captain's License ~ Follow Your Dream!

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Captain's Weekly Updates - The Local Notice to Mariners

 by Lori Cortez on 05/11/12

Click here for the latest edition of the USCG District 11 Local Notice to Mariners.

For more details on the LNM let's look at one of the Frequently Asked Questions from the Coast Guard's Navigation Center page:

How does the Coast Guard develop an LNM?

Each Coast Guard District is responsible for developing and issuing LNMs. LNMs are developed from information received from Coast Guard field units, the general public, the Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Merchant Fleet, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), and other sources, concerning the establishment of, changes to, and deficiencies in aids to navigation and any other information pertaining to the safety of the waterways within each Coast Guard District. This information includes: Reports of channel conditions, obstructions, hazards to navigation, dangers, anchorage's, restricted areas, regattas, information on bridges such as proposed construction or modification, the establishment or removal of drill rigs and vessels, and similar items.

When you're done updating your charts come on over to our Facebook page for a link to a fun video and a listen to our ATON's - whistles, bells and gongs...

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Captain's Weekly Updates - The Local Notice to Mariners

 by Lori Cortez on 05/03/12

Click here for the latest edition of the USCG District 11 Local Notice to Mariners. The LNM is used to update our charts and navigation publications as well as to keep Captains informed of items of general concern to the safety of navigation. Come on over to our Facebook page later for a link to a great video about one of the Coast Guard's dirtiest jobs...


Hope to see everyone tonight at Fisherman's Warehouse in Sacramento!  Check our Events page for details.




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