1. Launch Operator
1.1 OUPV Limited
Uninspected launches carrying 6 or fewer passengers.
90 days of experience on a boat.
Minimum age is 17.
1.2 MASTER Inland Limited
For Inspected and Uninspected launches.
120 days experience on a boat..
Minimum age is 18.
2. OPERATOR OF UNINSPECTED PASSENGER
VESSELS
2.1 OUPV ("6-Pack") Inland
For uninspected, 6 passenger vessels on inland waters.
360 days total boating experience.
90 of those days within the last 3 years.
No offshore time needed
U.S. citizenship not required.
Minimum age is 18.
2.2 OUPV ("6-Pack") Near Coastal
Uninspected, 6 passenger vessels, inland or offshore up to 100 miles.
360 days total boating experience.
90 days within 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.
3. MASTER
3.1 MASTER Inland
(25, 50 OR 100 GROSS TONS)
For inspected or uninspected vessels inland.
360 days total time (same as 6-pack).
90 days within the last 3 years.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Minimum age is 19
With an OUPV Endorsement on Master Inland:
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.
3.2 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 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.
