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USCG Approved Course List

All USCG approved courses are taken in lieu of testing at a Coast Guard Regional Exam Center
(REC). This means that all the required exams are taken during the course and no additional
examinations at the Coast Guard are required.

All USCG approved courses are limited to a maximum of six students and I am happy to schedule a
class for a single student seven days a week. I will never cancel a class due to low enrollment.

USCG Approved Courses for an original issue, reissue, or renewal of a license or document
includes:
  • 64-hour Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel (OUPV) course
  • 80-hour Master 100 ton course
  • 16-hour OUPV/Master Limited Scope Waters course
  • 48-hour Able Seaman (any rating) course

USCG Approved Courses for upgrade or increase in scope of an existing license includes:
  • 24-hour Upgrade OUPV to Master 100 ton course
  • 32-hour Upgrade Master 100 ton to Master 200 ton course
  • 16-hour Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Upgrade course
  • 8-hour Master/Mate Fishing Vessel Upgrade course
  • 24-hour Rules of the Road course
  • 60-hour Celestial Navigation (200 ton) course
  • 4-hour Auxiliary Sail course
  • 4-hour Assistance Towing course

Additional USCG Approved courses includes:
  • 1-day Radar Observer Recertification course
  • 1-day Visual Communications (Flashing Light) course
USCG Approved Course
USCG Approval
Price
48-hour Able Seaman (any
rating)
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 48-hour Able Seaman course and
presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the
completion of training, will satisfy the written examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.05-9 for
the “Deck & Navigation General / Deck Safety” and “Deck General & Safety / Rules of the
Road” exam modules for any Able Seaman endorsement; AND the practical (knot-tying)
examination requirements of 46 CFR 12.05-9 for any Able Seaman endorsement.
$700
16-hour OUPV/Master Limited
Scope Waters (Portland MSO)
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 16 hour OUPV / Master Limited Scope
Waters course and who presents your Certificate of Training at the Regional Exam Center
Sector Portland, Oregon within one year of the completion of training, will satisfy the
examination requirements of 46 CFR 10 205(i) for original issuance, 46 CFR 10 209(c)(m) for
renewal, and 46 CFR 10 209(f) for reissuance of a license as a Limited Master or Limited
OUPV upon the following Limited Scope route description:

    “Upon all navigable, inland waters of the Marine Safety Office Sector Portland, Oregon
    zone of responsibility except the Columbia River, the Willamette River downriver of the
    Oregon City Locks, and the Snake River down river of Lower Granite Dam, Washington”

A completion certificate from your 24 hour Rules of the Road course used in conjunction with
your 16 hour OUPV / Master Limited Scope Waters course by an applicant will remove the
Columbia River, Willamette River, and Snake River restrictions Applicants presenting proof of
completion of both of these courses will receive the following Limited Scope route description:

    “Upon all navigable, inland waters of the Marine Safety Office Sector Portland, Oregon
    zone of responsibility”
$300
24-hour Rules of the Road
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 24-hour Rules of the Road course with a
passing grade of at least 90% and presenting your Certificate of Training at a Regional
Examination Center will EITHER satisfy the Rules of the Road Examination requirements for
original issuance or renewal of any deck license up to Master 200 GRT Master or Mate of
Fishing Vessels, and Apprentice Mate (Steersman); OR receive 7 days sea service credit
towards any deck license up to Master 200 GRT, Master or Mate of Fishing Vessels, Pilot
(Mate). This sea service credit may not exceed limits specified by law and may not be used to
satisfy any recency requirements or requirements for service on specific routes or types of
vessels.
$400
64-hour Operator of
Uninspected Passenger
Vessel (OUPV)
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 64-hour Operator of Uninspected
Passenger Vessels (OUPV) course and presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional
Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the examination
requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for original issuance, 46 CFR 10. 209(c)(iii) for renewal,
and 46 CFR 10.209(f) for reissuance of a license as Operator of Uninspected Passenger
Vessels (Near Coastal).
$900
80-hour Master 100 ton
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Master 100 Tons course and
presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the
completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for
original issuance, 46 CFR 10. 209(c)(iii) for renewal, and 46 CFR 10.209(f) for reissuance of
a license as Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of Not More Than 100 Gross Tons (except
oceans).
$1,100
24-hour Upgrade OUPV to
Master 100 ton
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 24-hour Upgrade OUPV to Master 100
Tons course and presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN
ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR
10.207 for upgrade of a license from OUPV to Master 100 Tons Near Coastal.
$400
32-hour Upgrade Master 100
tons to Master 200 tons
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 32-hour Upgrade Master 100 Tons to
Master 200 Tons course and who presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam
Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the exam requirements of
46 CFR 10.207 for upgrade of a license from Master 100 Tons Near Coastal to Master 200
Tons Near Coastal.
$600
16-hour Apprentice Mate
(Steersman) Upgrade
Any applicant successfully completing your 16-hour Apprentice Mate (Steersman) Upgrade
course and presenting your Certificate of Training within one year of the completion of
training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for original issuance of
a license as Apprentice Mate (Steersman) of Towing Vessels (Near Coastal or Inland);
provided that they either hold a license as Master Not More Than 200 Gtoss Tons or have
satisfied the examination requirements for a license as Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons
within the previous 12 months.
$300
8-hour Master/Mate Fishing
(Near Coastal) Upgrade
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 8-hour Master/Mate Fishing (Near
Coastal) course and who presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center
WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of
46 CFR 10.205(i) for original issuance, 46 CFR 10. 209(c)(iii) for renewal, and 46 CFR 10.209
(f) for reissuance of a license as Master or Mate of Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels
(Near Coastal) –PROVIDED– that they either hold a current license valid for service on near
coastal vessels of at least 150 gross registered tons OR have satisfied the examination
requirements for a license as Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons (Near Coastal) WITHIN
ONE YEAR prior to license application.
$200
4-hour Assistance Towing
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 4-hour Assistance Towing course and
presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the
completion of training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.482(b) for an
Assistance Towing endorsement to any license up to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons.
$100
4-hour Auxiliary Sail
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 4-hour Auxiliary Sail course and presents
your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of
training, will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.482(b) for an Auxiliary Sail
endorsement to any license up to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons.
$100
1-day Visual Communications
(Flashing Light)
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 1-day Visual Communications (Flashing
Light) course will satisfy the practical signaling examination requirements (flashing light) of 46
CFR 10.401(h) if presented WITHIN ONE YEAR of the completion of training; AND will be
considered to have successfully demonstrated the equivalent of assessment OICNW-4-1A
from the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code. Applicants who
have successfully completed your course need not present a completed “Control Sheet” for
this assessment in application for STCW certification.
$200
5-day Radar Observer
(Unlimited)
Any applicant who has successfully completed you 5-day Radar Observer (Unlimited) course
will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 10.480 for an endorsement as Radar Observer
(Unlimited).
$800
1-day Radar Observer
Recertification
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 1-day Radar Observer Recertification
course will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 10.480(d) for renewal of any Radar Observer
endorsement.
$250
Celestial Navigation (200 tons)
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 60-hour Celestial Navigation (200 Tons)
course and who presents your Certificate of Training at a Regional Exam Center WITHIN ONE
YEAR of the completion of training, will satisfy the celestial navigation examination
requirements of 46 CFR 10.215(c) and 10.401(d) for adding an “Upon Oceans” endorsement
to any deck license up to Master Not More Than 200 Gross Tons, or to a license as Master or
Mate of Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels.
$900
Celestial Navigation
Any applicant who has successfully completed your 80-hour Celestial Navigation course will
either satisfy the Celestial Navigation problems examination requirement to increase the scope
of a license as Mate 500/1600 Gross Tons from Near Coastal to Oceans (exam module
186XX); OR satisfy the Celestial Navigation problems examination requirements to increase
the scope of a license as Master 500/1600 Gross Tons from Near Coastal to Oceans (exam
module 206XX). This course will NOT satisfy the Navigation General or Deck & Navigation
General examination requirements to increase the scope of a license as Mate or Master
500/1600 Gross Tons from Near Coastal to Oceans (exam modules 187XX or 207XX).
Not
Available
at this
time.
USCG Approved Course List