TYPES OF
LICENSES
AND REQUIREMENTS
Sea Time Can Be On
Another Person's Boat Or Yours
Sea Time Is Counted From Your 15th Birthday.
For All Licenses, 90
Days Of Your Sea Time Must Be In The Last 3 years.
OUPV (6-Pack) Inland
For uninspected, 6 passenger
vessels on inland waters.
Requires 360 days total boating experience.
90 of those days must be in the last 3 years.
No offshore time is needed
U.S. citizenship is not required.
Minimum age is 18.
OUPV (6-Pack) Near
Coastal
For uninspected, 6 passenger
vessels, inland or offshore up to 100 miles.
Requires 360 days total boating experience.
90 of those days must be in the last 3 years.
90 days, in any time frame, must be in Near Coastal waters (offshore).
U.S. citizenship is not required.
Minimum age is 18.
MASTER Inland
(25, 50 OR 100 GROSS TONS)
For inspected or uninspected
vessels inland.
360 days total time (same as the 6-pack).
Requires 90 of those days in the last 3 years.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Minimum age is 19.
With an OUPV
Endorsement on Master Inland:
Requires 90 days in Near Coastal
waters (offshore).
Lets you operate an Inspected Vessel on Inland waters, and a
6-Pack Vessel out to 100 miles offshore.
With a MATE NEAR COASTAL Endorsement on Master
Inland:
Requires 180 days in Near Coastal
waters (offshore).
Lets you operate an Inspected Vessel on Inland waters and a
6-Pack Vessel out to 200 miles offshore.
MASTER Near
Coastal
(25, 50 OR 100 GROSS TONS)
This license covers inspected
and uninspected vessels inland and
offshore up to 200 miles.
You need to show 720 days total time.
90 of those days must be in the last 3 years.
360 days in Near coastal waters (offshore).
U.S. citizenship required.
Minimum age is 19.
LAUNCH OPERATOR
OUPV Limited
For uninspected launches carrying 6 or
fewer passengers.
You need 90 days of experience on a boat.
Minimum age is 17.
MASTER Inland Limited
For Inspected and Uninspected
launches.
You need 120 days experience on a boat..
Minimum age is 18.
A Physical Exam, Drug Test
and CPR/FA are required for all original licenses. |
