UPGRADE OUPV TO MASTER 100 TONS (ONLINE)

UPGRADE OUPV TO MASTER 100 TONS (ONLINE)

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  • Format 4 Weeks

Intro

Any applicant who has successfully completed your Upgrade OUPV to Master 100 Tons (MARINS-530) course within one year of application will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 11.201(j)(1) for original issuance of any one of the following endorsements: Upgrade from OUPV to Master of vessels of less than 100 GRT upon Near Coastal, or Great Lakes and Inland, or Inland waters, PROVIDED the applicant holds an OUPV endorsement or has met the examination requirements for OUPV within one year of application; OR Increase in scope from Master of vessels of less than 100 GRT upon Great Lakes and Inland, or Inland waters to Master of vessels of less than 100 GRT upon Near Coastal waters. A course certificate may be used for one application which results in the issuance of an endorsement and may not be used for any application transactions thereafter. This course does not satisfy the Rules of the Road: International and Inland examination requirement to remove a geographic COLREGS limitation from a deck officer endorsement.

Course Description

*Please Note: Effective January 2023 this online course is undergoing reapproval by the USCG National Maritime Center and is not currently available for registration.*

 

This twenty-four (24) hour online course satisfies the USCG examination requirement for upgrade of a merchant mariner credential from OUPV Near Coastal or Great Lakes & Inland or Inland Waters TO a credential of Master or Mate of not more than 100 gross tons upon Near Coastal, or Great Lakes & Inland or Inland Waters;

OR increase the scope of a credential of Master or Mate of not more than 100 gross tons upon Great Lakes & Inland or Inland Waters TO Master or Mate of not more than 100 gross tons upon Near Coastal Waters.

You have up to 4 weeks to complete this online course. When you are finished with the online course you will take your proctored USCG Approved final exams IN-PERSON at one of our approved locations. Our final exam testing locations are currently only in: Alameda and San Diego, CA; Homer, AK; Honolulu, HI; Norfolk, VA.

 

Course subjects include:

  • Deck General
  • Basic Safety
  • General Navigation

 

Upon successful completion of the final exams in-person, you will receive a course Certificate of Training that is valid for 1 year to be submitted to the USCG for this credential upgrade application.

Class Requirements

You have up to 4 weeks to complete this online course starting on the date that Maritime Institute emails you your course log-in information. THERE ARE NO EXTENSIONS past this 4-week time frame!
 
Please call (866) 300-5984 to inquire.