Alan Prater, SBCS, USN (Ret) joined TRLMI in January 2021, after retiring from his U.S. Navy career of 21.5 years, including 20 years of sea duty. Alan served aboard the USS Gonzalez, SBT-20 and NSWDG where he served as a Leading Chief Petty Officer of training, a Troop Leading Chief Petty Officer and a Senior Enlisted Advisor to a Joint Task Force. Alan qualified as an instructor for both the USCG and IYT through the DOD skill-bridge program and currently holds 500T Master Upon Oceans credential.
At TRLMI, Alan is a business development manager on the east coast and teaches many deck courses, specializing in International Yacht Training, 100T Master Courses and 200T Master upgrades.