Inland Great Lakes oupv

Inland Great Lakes Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Course - (6-Pack License) (Classroom/Blended)

Credits: 3 - 52 hours
Course fee: $645
Course Materials: Classroom: Blended classes sent by Priority Mail
Time: Ideall complete in 4 to 6 weeks. For online you can take upto 18 weeks, ideally sooner; Exam within 45 days of completion

Registration: Use onlineregistration or call us at 920-733-5500

For the blended class you need to complete a portion of the materials online, then spend a weekend in the classroom going over the rules of the road and plotting.

This is a 52-hour information-packed maritime training course for people wanting a USCG Merchant Mariner’s Captain License. The course is designed for inland and Great Lake waters. The more challenging aspects of chart plotting and International Rules of the Road have been removed. The approved exams are for inland and Great Lake waters so ther are less questions then are now required for the Near Coastal oupv.

This course is ideal for fishing and hunting guides as well as on the water instructors. A Certificate of Completion is given upon successful completion of the course and final exam. This must be submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard when applying for an OUPV (Captain’s) License.

Anyone who is on U.S. federal navigable waters in a power driven vessel with passengers for hire must have, at a minimum, an OUPV License. The OUPV license lets you take 6 passengers for-hire, plus crew, on your vessel (thus the nick name “6-pack”). If you want to carry more passengers, you need a Masters license to operate an inspected vessel.

Topics include Piloting, Marlinspike Seamanship, Navigation Rules, Magnetic Compass, Characteristics of Weather, Tides and Currents, Vessel Maneuvering and Handling, Small Engine Operations and Maintenance, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Emergency Procedures, Maritime Law, Shipboard Management and Training, Ship’s Business, Communications, and Lifesaving Appliances.

The course fee includes all course materials, student manuals, four-part final exam, and Certificate of Completion. No traveling to the Regional Exam Center for U.S.C.G. exams. No add-on costs for the course. There are still USCG license fees, TWIC card fees, drug testing, physical and First Aid/CFR cost.