Specific requirements for Basic Deck licenses by type:
* 4 hours minimum to count as one day. (Only one day's credit allowed for each date.)
* 90 days recency in the past 3 years required.
* CPR and First Aid cards required. (Could be standard First Aid)
* U.S. Citizenship. You will need an original passport or birth certificate.
* Military and foreign time is evaluated by the Coast Guard.
* Applicant must pass a routine physical. Vision must be at least 20/200, correctable to 20/40 in each eye. Color sense must be satisfactory(Waivers available in some cases).
* Physical must be within the past 12 months.
* Drug screening is required.
* Applicant must be free of drug or felony convictions for the past 3 years. Could be required for the past 10 years, depending on the severity of the offense.
Basic License specific requirements by type:
Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (6 passengers or less)
* 18 Years old
* 360 days of experience in operation of a vessel.
* 90 of the 360 days on the ocean or near coastal waters, or may be limited to inland.
* License will be limited to vessels of less than 100 gross tons
* May be limited to near coastal waters, not more than 100 miles off shore
Mate Near Coastal
* 19 Years old
* 360 days of experience in operation of a vessel.
* 180 of the 360 days on the ocean or near coastal waters
Master, Inland, Not more than 100 GT
* 19 Years old
* 360 days of experience in operation of a vessel on any waters
* License will be limited to vessels of not more than 100 gross tons and limited to inland waters.
* Endorsement for sail or auxiliary sail available with 180 days of sail or sail auxiliary time (may be part of the 360 days and may be prior to license issuance)
Master, Near Coastal, Not more than 100 GT
* 19 Years old
* 720 days of experience in operation of a vessel on near coastal waters, of which 360 days may be on a vessel of at least 35 gross tons, to be eligible for a 100 gross ton license. Otherwise, license will be limited to 25 GT or 50 GT.
* License will be limited to vessels of not more than 100 gross tons and limited to near coastal waters, not more than 200 miles offshore.
* Endorsement for sail or auxiliary sail available with 360 days of sail or auxiliary sail time (may be part of the 720 days and may be prior to license issuance)
U.S.C.G. Testing Center Link
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For more information about exams and requirements: The Regional Testing Center charges administrative fees and has other requirements which are summarized on their web site. To access the Los Angeles/Long Beach Regional Exam Center for information regarding examinations and experience requirements, visit their Web site: http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/ |