USCG
Limited Masters License (also known as USCG Launch Operators
License)
The USCG
requires all launch operators to be licensed. This 2 day class
substitutes for the USCG exam and includes a Safe Boating
certificate and USCG applications.
What
is the Launch Operator's License?
The Launch
Operator's License comes in two versions - uninspected or
inspected vessels. To drive certified (inspected) launches,
typical of most yacht clubs, the holder must have the "Inspected
Operator's License." The renewable license allows you to work
at any yacht club or marina and is good for five (5) years.
The holder may operate up to 1/2 mile from shore.
What
are the USCG requirements?
The primary
requirements are:
- Age
17 for uninspected launches
- Age
18 for inspected launches
- 120
days underway experience on like vessels (time acquired
since age 13)
- 90
of those days in the last 3 years
- Physical,
drug test, eye exam
- CPR/First
Aid class completion
- Certificate
from an approved Safe Boating Course
What
is the Boatwise Launch Class?
The USCG
has approved the BOATWISE 2 DAY LAUNCH CLASS to substitute
for taking their exam. Mid afternoon of the second day of
class, the Boatwise test is administered. After successfully
passing the 3 section of our multiple choice exam, they receive
a certificate which, with the completed application, may be
submitted for either of the launch licenses (the above USCG
requirements must also be met). The 1st day of class is a
Safe Boating Class and may be omitted if the applicant has
a certificate from completing an approved class within the
last 5 years.
Tuition
is only $245 (2 days including materials and test)
2nd day only: $175 (including materials and test)
Subject Modules (1 day sessions) may be taken by themselves as standalone reviews without taking the whole curriculum at a tuition rate of $150.00 per day (includes that modules materials/text information). This applies to those people studying on their own for the USCG exam and wanted, forexmaple, to take attend the 'Rules of the Road' session.
Links to: Class Schedules & Locations || Registration Form
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