Upgrade OUPV to Master 100 GRT

Prerequisites:

Mariners licensed as Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) desiring to upgrade to Master 100 gross tons on Great Lakes, Inland or Near Coastal waters.

Course Details:

This course is principally intended for licensed mariners desiring to upgrade their merchant mariner credential as follows:

Upgrade from OUPV  to Master of vessels of less than 100 gross registered tons upon Near Coastal, or Great Lakes & Inland, or Inland Waters; PROVIDED the applicant holds an OUPV endorsement or has met the examination requirements for OUPV within one year of application; or

Increase the scope of a credential of Master of vessels of less than 100 gross registered tons upon Great Lakes and Inland, or Inland Waters to Master of Vessels of less than 100 gross tons upon Near Coastal Waters.

Examination:

Navigation, Deck General, Safety- 50 questions 70%

******Note: If the applicant has a COLREGS limitation on their current credential, the following module is also required, Q100- Rules of the Road: Inland and International.  This would require the mariner to complete a Rules of the Road course or test at the Regional Exam Center.