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EOCT FAQs
How do I order an end-of-course test?
Do I need to do anything before I can take my EOCT?
How do I schedule a time to take an EOCT?
How often do you give end-of-course tests?
Where do I take my end-of-course test?
It's been 5 years since I passed my NavRul test, when I take it again is it an open-book test?
What can I use on an open-book test?
How do I order an end-of-course test?
Contact your ESO. Some units, called "library units", maintain a library of tests people at that unit or in the area regularly request. This means tests can be administered at any time without having to order one and wait for it to arrive.
If you're attached to a unit that doesn't maintain a test library, your ESO will order a hard-copy test from the Coast Guard Institute for you when you need it. You will take the test on a paper answer sheet which is then sent to the Institute for scoring.
Library units are also authorized to administer tests using an on-line answer form. When you're done with your test, your responses are submitted electronically to the Institute and scored almost instantly. Unofficial results are sent to you and the ESO by e-mail as soon as your test has been scored and official results are posted in DirectAccess within 48 hours of your responses being submitted.
Do I need to do anything before I can take my EOCT?
Yes. Before you can take an EOCT, ALCOAST 586/05 requires validation from your supervisor showing "that all performance qualifications are accomplished IAW referenced standards, and ensuring all course materials are completed...." Revised pages 1 and 2 of the EPQs for all ratings were published in late 2007 or early 2008. The "Remarks" section on page 2 now includes a statement to be completed by your shop chief or division officer stating that you have completed your PQG and EPQs and are eligible to take the EOCT.
Nothing else in the EPQs has changed; you don't need to have your EPQs signed off again if you had that done using the previous version of the CG-3303C form.
You can download the EPQs with latest version of your rating's EPQs via the Coast Guard Learning Portal or from the Enlisted Non-Resident Training page of this web site.
Once you've got your Enlisted Performance Qualifications signed off and the statement on page 2 signed and dated by your supervisor, you should schedule a time to take the EOCT. When you arrive at the test site, present the completed page 2 to the ESO.
How do I schedule a time to take an EOCT?
Contact your ESO. Every unit has its own procedures for administering EOCTs.
How often do you give end-of-course tests?
Contact your ESO to find out if s/he has a set schedule for administering EOCTs and to set a time to take it.
Where do I take my end-of-course test?
Your ESO can tell you where EOCTs are administered at your unit.
You will be using a hard-copy test. If your unit is a library unit you will take the test using an on-line answer form. When you're done with your test, your responses are submitted electronically to the Institute and scored almost instantly. Unofficial results are sent to you and the ESO by e-mail as soon as your test has been scored and official results are posted in DirectAccess within 48 hours of your responses being submitted.
If you're attached to a unit that doesn't maintain a test library, your ESO will order a hard-copy test from the Coast Guard Institute for you when you need it. You will take the test on a paper answer sheet which is then sent to the Institute for scoring.
It's been 5 years since I passed my NavRul test, when I take it again is it an open-book test?
The first time you take the NavRul test, it’s a closed-book test. Once you’ve passed, however, all subsequent NavRul tests you take are open-book. There’s no expiration date on your NavRul score.
There is a requirement that boat coxswains take the NavRul test at least every five years. This has nothing to do with whether the test is an open- or closed-book test.
The DWINTO (the original Deck Watch Officer) test is taken without the book. You have five years after passing it to take the open-book renewal test (DWINTR). If it's been more than five years since you passed the DWINTO or a DWINTR test, it will be a closed-book test.
What can I use on an open-book test?
Generally, on open book end-of-course tests you can use only unmarked course materials from the Coast Guard Institute. Also, tabs on pages of the course are prohibited.
Be sure to read the complete instructions from the Coast Guard Institute on what is and what is not allowed.