Captain’s License OUPV 6-Pack – Online Course & Exam
$595.00
Get your OUPV (Six-Pack) and carry up to six paying passengers
Earn your OUPV (Six-Pack) license and start getting paid for charter fishing, sightseeing tours, sailing charters, dive trips, water taxis, and more, on uninspected vessels up to 100 Gross Tons, inland and near-coastal.
After checkout you land on My Courses and can start right away. You have lifetime access. The book package ships USPS Priority Mail and usually arrives in about five days.
Questions? Contact us or call (866) 293-9308.
Full Course Description
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Online OUPV (Six-Pack) Captain’s License Course
USCG-approved course and exam for the OUPV license (USCAPT 340).
“The lessons for Rules of the Road and Chart Plotting were awesome. I feel like I truly learned the material, not just an exam. I’ll be back when I upgrade.” ~ Saife, OUPV student
What’s included
- Self-paced course with lifetime access
- Four exam modules and the Online Final Examination (three attempts each)
- Book package, shipped to you
- Phone, text, or email support from working captains
How it works
- Checkout and get instant access.
- Complete each exam module: open every activity and pass every quiz to earn the badge.
- Open Final Examination – OUPV (USCAPT 340) and use the link inside it to schedule.
- Pass the four finals.
- Your USCG-approved Certificate of Training unlocks immediately.
- Submit that certificate with your application in Navita.
Enroll
Add to Cart and check out. You land on My Courses and can start right away.
New students get an account automatically. You will also get an email titled “US Captains Training Username and Password.” Use that email if you want to choose your own password. You do not have to change anything to enter the course. Existing students keep their current login.
Course Materials
Lessons, quizzes, and the finals are in the online classroom. The book package is included and ships USPS Priority Mail (about five days):
Exam Modules
- (EM100) Rules of the Road: International and Inland (OUPV)
- (EM170) Deck General/Safety (OUPV)
- (EM171) Navigation General: Near Coastal (OUPV)
- (EM172) Chart Plot (OUPV)
Open every activity and pass every quiz in a module to earn that badge. Earn all four badges before you schedule the finals.
What you will see in My Courses
- OUPV (USCAPT 340) — start here
- (EM100) Rules of the Road: International and Inland (OUPV) — exam module
- (EM170) Deck General/Safety (OUPV) — exam module
- (EM171) Navigation General: Near Coastal (OUPV) — exam module
- (EM172) Chart Plot (OUPV) — exam module
- Final Examination – OUPV (USCAPT 340) — proctored finals, after the four badges
Questions? (866) 293-9308 or contact us.
Online Final Examination
Take the finals when you are ready. They are USCG approved and done online with a live proctor on Google Meet. Nothing to install. The proctor walks you through the setup.
Prepare
Finish all four exam modules before you schedule.
- (EM100) Rules of the Road: International and Inland (OUPV)
- (EM170) Deck General/Safety (OUPV)
- (EM171) Navigation General: Near Coastal (OUPV)
- (EM172) Chart Plot (OUPV)
Open every activity and pass every quiz in each module to earn the badge. You need all four badges to schedule.
There is no deadline to get ready. Take as long as you need. You can also move as fast as you want. The finals cannot be scheduled until the badges are earned.
Schedule
Go to My Courses and open Final Examination – OUPV (USCAPT 340). Use the link labeled “Click here to Schedule your Pre Exam Consultation for OUPV Final Examination.”
That booking is a call with your proctor, not the exam. On the call you confirm you are ready, set exam days a few days out, and go over how a well-prepared student passes on the first try. The proctor also collects what they need for your Coast Guard file.
Take the exams
OUPV is four exams, taken as one battery:
- (EM100) Rules of the Road: International and Inland – 50 Questions – 90% to pass
- (EM170) Deck General/Safety – 50 Questions – 70% to pass
- (EM171) Navigation General: Near Coastal – 50 Questions – 70% to pass
- (EM172) Chart Plot – 10 Questions – 90% to pass
Bring the Block Island chart, parallel rules, and dividers. You will plot on the Block Island chart during the Chart Plot exam.
A live proctor meets you on Google Meet. No lockdown browser. You need a computer with a webcam and microphone, and a phone or tablet for the second camera angle. The proctor checks you in and stays with you.
When you pass the battery, your USCG-approved Certificate of Training unlocks and is issued immediately.
Exam rules
- All four exams must be completed on consecutive days in the same business week.
- Complete at least two exams per day. That is two days for the first battery.
- You get three attempts at each exam.
- After the first exam of the battery, you have 90 days to finish any retests. That clock starts the day of your first exam.
- Fail any exam three times and the Coast Guard requires you to retake the course. You do not buy the course again. You pay a retest and administration fee.
- These exams replace testing at a Regional Exam Center. You do not take a separate exam with the Coast Guard.
Questions? (866) 293-9308 or contact us.
License qualifications
The Coast Guard decides if you get the license. This course meets the exam requirement. Use the current NMC OUPV checklist as the last word.
General Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Age 18 or older
- Medical certificate: hold a valid medical certificate, or have one approved / submit a medical certificate application
- Drug testing compliant
- Mariner user fees paid
Sea service
- 360 days total
- 90 days in the last seven years
Route comes from where you earned that time.
- Near Coastal — 90 days on oceans, near-coastal, or Great Lakes. Near Coastal OUPV is up to 100 miles offshore and also covers Great Lakes & Inland and Inland.
- Great Lakes — 90 days on the Great Lakes.
- Inland — if you do not have oceans, near-coastal, or Great Lakes time.
First Aid and CPR
For original issuance: First Aid completed within one year, and valid CPR.
Exam
This course’s Certificate of Training (USCAPT 340) is accepted in place of the Coast Guard OUPV exam.
Optional
Commercial Assistance Towing is a separate endorsement. Add it with our Towing Endorsement course.
USCG license application
Pass this course and you have the exam piece for an OUPV. Apply to the Coast Guard with the certificate to get the license.
Apply in Navita. Start at the National Maritime Center. Use Launch NAVITA. Sign in with Login.gov. Complete your profile, then start an MMC application in the portal. Do not email a packet to a Regional Exam Center.
You can start the application before you finish the course. Evaluation still runs about four to six weeks. If NMC approves you pending training, you have one year to use the Certificate of Training. That certificate is only valid for one year.
After you pass, upload the Certificate of Training in Navita on that same application.
NMC has a Navita user guide, live chat, and phone support at 1-888-427-5662. If you want someone to build and submit the application for you, use the Diamond Marine Services add-on or call them at 877-335-6341.
What you will provide in Navita
- MMC application (CG-719B), completed in the portal
- Sea service (CG-719S or equivalent)
- Medical certificate application (CG-719K)
- Drug test (CG-719P or consortium letter)
- Conviction disclosure (CG-719C) if it applies
- Certificate of Training from this course, when you have it
- TWIC or TWIC application receipt
- First Aid and CPR cards
- Fees, paid in the portal through Pay.gov
Usual extra costs (estimates)
- Physical and drug test: about $160. Any physician can complete the 719K exam. Many students use US Drug Test Centers (866-566-0261) for the drug screen.
- TWIC: about $125
- Pay.gov evaluation and issuance: about $145. The portal calculates the fee.
- CPR and First Aid: $74.95 for an approved online course
Watch status and messages inside Navita. If NMC needs more information, they will ask there.
