ProStar Publications Acquires Marine Education Textbooks

ProStar Publications, Inc. is pleased to announce the purchase of Marine Education Textbooks (MET) last month. In the late 1970s, MET first offered the Workboat Engineer book to train the members of the engine department. In 1980, the law required engineers on OSVs over 200 gross tons to be licensed. In the next decade, the requirements for this license mushroomed to the point where it now takes four volumes to cover the subject matter.

During the years, the regulations impacting all “lower level” mariners working on vessels of less than 1,600 gross tons expanded and the coverage of exam questions within a relatively stable list of subject areas grew as well. MET constantly researches these subject areas and revises its books to keep pace with changes like the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) convention as amended, and the new area of Homeland Security.

MET also expanded into other areas including editing and creating self-adhesive signs, preparing all sorts of logbooks and other forms regularly used on vessels under 1,600-tons manned by “lower-level” mariners. We also adapt our textbooks to fit the curriculum of several Coast Guard-approved courses.