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 Limited Master,
Mate & Operator License
This is the latest edition of a course marketed and continuously revised since 1970 to prepare candidates for all "lower-level" deck license exams from 25 up to 1,600 gross tons.
The smallest Coast Guard license is an operator of uninspected passenger vessels (OUPV) license, previously called a "Motorboat Operator" ("MBO") and commonly called a "six-pack" license. This license allows you to operate uninspected passenger vessels including sail and auxiliary sailing vessels while carrying six or less "passengers" including at least one "passenger for hire" on the waters designated on the license. You must hold this license if you operate any vessel as a charter boat or carry even one "passenger for hire" - a term that is very strictly defined. Caution: Before considering carrying "passengers for hire" on a recreational vessel, check with your insurance carrier!
The OUPV license is also prized by yachtsmen and members of various boating organizations who are proficient in operating their vessels and seek a Coast Guard license as a form of professional recognition.
It is a license widely used by small charter fishing boat captains. The OUPV license is the only Coast Guard license that can be issued to non-U.S. citizens, but is restricted to operating state numbered (i.e., "non-documented") vessels under five gross tons.
Study Books 1, 2, & 3: prepare candidates for all licenses to operate passenger, towing, and other vessels up to 100 gross tons including:
Master or Mate, near-coastal*, 100 gross tons. [*Near-coastal means within 200 miles of shore. To go beyond "near-coastal" waters (i.e., on "oceans") you must take a separate test module on Celestial Navigation and related subjects that these books do not cover.]
Master, near-coastal, 25 to 100 gross tons.
Operator, uninspected passenger vessels (OUPV), near-coastal.
Operator, uninspected passenger vessels (OUPV), inland.
Operator, uninspected towing vessels (OUTV), oceans, domestic trade (i.e., Alaska, Hawaii, & U.S. possessions)
Operator, uninspected towing vessels (OUTV), near-coastal.
Operator, uninspected towing vessels (OUTV), rivers or western rivers.
Operator, uninspected towing vessels (OUTV), Great Lakes/Inland.
Master or Mate, Great Lakes/Inland, 25 to 100 gross tons.
Master, Inland, 25 to 100 gross tons.
Master or Mate, Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels.
Study Book 4: contains additional study material for Master and Mate licenses to 200 gross tons.
Study Book 5: contains additional study material for the 500/1,600 ton Master and Mate licenses.
Regulations allow certain Master and Mate licenses to be endorsed for use on "sail" or "auxiliary sail" vessels and for ocean and coastwise waters if you can document adequate "sea service" on such vessels.
The Operator of Uninspected Towing Vessels (OUTV) license is valid for unlimited tonnage on inland waters, Western Rivers and the Great Lakes, but only up to 200 gross tons on "near coastal" waters. This "operator" license is restricted to use on uninspected towing vessels while a Master's license does not contain this restriction. We expect to see the OUTV license replaced by Master and Mate licenses in the future although existing study material will still apply to these new licenses. [Refer to CGD 94-055.]
This license study course, the most complete and comprehensive on the market, contains most of the study material you need to prepare for these licenses except for plotting sheets, training charts, Chart No. 1, maneuvering boards, and plotting tools.
The subjects included in the course are listed by book. We use "genuine" Coast Guard exam questions with explanatory comments and other instructional questions with our text material; most questions use a multiple choice format with the correct answers indicated. In spite of obvious limitations, this type of question encourages self-teaching and self-testing and lets you evaluate your own progress. These questions cover the subjects touched upon by the Coast Guard exam in all areas. Considerable text material, glossaries, illustrations, notes, and study guides are provided in addition to the questions. We provide detailed license application instructions in our License Study Recommendations (LSR) in which we hope to provide meaningful information and guidance before calling on you to buy anything.
The course is constantly updated and revised to keep abreast of the latest changes and developments. The course serves as a gateway for advancement to a number of other U.S. Coast Guard licenses and bridges the gap between commercial boat operations and the "lower-level" licenses (i.e., licenses less than 1,600 gross tons) and deep-sea, "upper-level" Master, Chief Mate, Second and Third Mate merchant marine licenses described later in this catalog.
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|  Study Book 1
Coast Guard Licensing Information, Pilotage, Manning, Navigation Rules (International—Inland), Pollution Control, Weather Systems & Forecasting, First Aid & Medical Care, Ship Sanitation, Nautical Terms, Marlinspike Seamanship, Purchases, & Safe Work Practices
| | Study Book 2
Anchoring, Mooring, & Line Handling, Maneuvering & Handling, Emergency Procedures, Survival at Sea, Temporary Repairs, Towing Operations, Sail & Auxiliary Sail Addendum, Basic Principles of Watchkeeping, Radiotelephone Communications, Rules & Regulations for Uninspected Vessels, Rules & Regulations for "T-Boat" Inspection, Lifesaving Appliance Regulations & Operations for "T-Boats", Fires, Firefighting, & Fire Prevention
| | | Study Book 3
Ship Power Plants, Reference Publications, Aids to Navigation, Electronic Navigation, Chart Navigation, Principles of Magnetic & Gyrocompasses, Basic Piloting, Chart Plotting, Tide & Tidal Current Publications, Tide & Tidal Current Calculations, Local Knowledge, Practical Stability
| | Study Book 4.
Lifeboatman, National Maritime Law, International Maritime Conventions, Ship's Business, Rules & Regulations for Vessel Inspection, Cargo Handling & Stowage, Radar Observer Certificate
| | | Study Book 5
Signaling, Ocean Current Systems, Weather Observation & Reporting, Operational Safety Information, Tank Safety, Search & Rescue Procedures, Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System, Ice Operations & Ice Navigation, Electronic Navigation II—Omega
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