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Advanced Courses

In addition to BUD/S, the Naval Special Warfare Center conducts at least 24 advanced courses and has additional classes under development.  Current training includes, but is not limited to:

The two-week Special Operations Technician Course (SOT) which provides corpsmen going to NSW commands with advanced medical training to diagnose and operate a Hyperbaric Chamber in the treatment of dive-related disorders.

A two-week course covering the use of the MK 16 UBA, the most complex diving equipment in the Naval Special Warfare inventory.

The SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Operator Course is 10 weeks long and conducted three times a year.  It includes instruction on all SDV systems and Standard Operating Procedures and is required before students are permitted to dive and operate SDVs.

The SDV Electronic Maintenance Course is eight weeks long and exposes electronic technicians to all the SDV electronic systems, giving them hands-on experience in troubleshooting and repair.

The Diving Supervisor Course is two weeks long and held four times a year.  It is designed for personnel in pay grades E-5 and higher from Joint Special Operations Force commands.  Students learn to give diving supervisor briefs and inspections on open circuit and closed circuit diving equipment.

The one-week Diving Maintenance Course emphasizes disassembly, reassembly, and maintenance of open circuit and LAR V diving rigs.

The Maritime Operations (MAROPS) is a three week course help four times a year.  Emphasis is on long-range, over-the-horizon navigation of Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) utilizing dead reckoning, compass and Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

The Static Line Jump Master Course is two weeks long and designed to teach NSW personnel to conduct static line parachute operations.

The SEAL Weapons System (SWS) is two weeks in length and teaches advanced underwater demolition techniques with emphasis on equipment and obstacle loading techniques.

The Special Warfare Combat Crewman (SWCC) Program is a nine-week course which teaches the specialized skills required to operate and maintain the various special operations crafts that support special operations forces.  First established in 1993, the prgram provides formalized levels of training for sailors who drive the various craft essential to the SEALs' highly sensitive and often hazardous operations.  SWCC may be parachute qualified and may have other special warfare skills in addition to their combatant craft skills.

(Source: US Navy Public Affairs and other open sources)