Get Your 6-Pack Captain's License 

SUNY Maritime grad here. I also got my six pack from Mariners Learning System back in the day. It actually helped my career along. After I graduated SUNY my first job was on tug. There was this purgatory time period where I had not passed the USCG exam yet. I was able to use that seatime to upgrade to master because I held that silly little six pack. The guys that started Diamond Marine are friends of mine and fellow alumni. While not necessary to use a service like theirs, it helps. I use a consultant for every renewal, raise in grade and increase in scope.

Congratulations Captain! Thanks for sharing and all the helpful information! Hope to do this in the future

Great video! It was a pleasure helping you. Congrats again!

Great information Captain!!! I’m pulling the trigger to get my license!

That's awesome man congrats and good luck with it

Thank you so much for making this video. It was exactly what I was searching for. This helped greatly. Yes, you tube is our friend :). Best of luck with all of your endeavors.

Congratulations Captain Sands! I'm actually glad it's hard to do. I've been on quite a few chartered boats, and I put quite a bit of trust in what the Captain says.

Congratulations Ian! Hope to see you in May. Built a ghost shrimp pump, fingers crossed it works!

Hell yeah captain Sands you brought me some inspiration I’ve been needing

One long blast is the inland sound signal for a power-driven vessel getting underway (all lines pulled) usually quickly followed by 3 short blasts when the vessel backs. Being that guy at the boat ramp is fun!

Got to a face to face school. I purchased the Mariners Learning System and studied for a while but very confusing. Good Luck passing the test. Mike Adams Marine is the place to go. Crystal River, FL. You wont fail.

Congratulations 👏🎉👏👏👏 CAPTAIN!

What a great overview! Thanks

Congratulations!!

Passed my exam today!!! Overload lemme tell you, but I did it!!

Understand that this is all learning system to learn but I’ve been out of boat since I was 12 years old and there ain’t a single piece of this that I can see that really have your fisherman that you would even use doesn’t make any sense to me that they require all this other than to protect their pocketbooks you’re doing a wonderful job I never seen anybody explain this in so much detail beautiful

About to start mine, watching a few random videos on YT. Thought you looked familiar…naw…Then you mentioned OI, and HB. Small World. See you out there. Finishing some grad school for my 9-5, then planing to do the Sea School Weekends in Sept. Cool Channel, glad I found you. I’ll be burning up the ICW and Lockwood Folly in a classic mako 191with newish Yamaha all summer. See you out there.

Thank you for all the information. Thank you

Congratulations!!!!

Great video! Thanks!!

Love the yard flags! Charlotte NC

Good job Captain!))

You should market those flash cards!

Them books would help if you wanna help a beginner 😎❣️

I hate to ask I really do but i am about to go to sea school on june 10th what would be a good place to go to study the general knowledge on what i should look for on the test

Congratulations! Nice boat! Cool flags!!!

Second rewrite I cannot believe how much information they want you to learn to take people out fishing it seems like to me this is just a way to protect the money you’re doing a beautiful job explaining this I’ve never seen this much detail in the video this quick I’ve been on boat since I was 12 years old and never used any of this information and Ben and Ffoggs and made it back home without GPS crazy to me I know people that got this license that I wouldn’t allow to drive my boat beautiful job

Thank you for the video and congrats on the hard work paying off. Question: I don't have my 360 days quite yet and I've seen a place called Sea School that offers a 6-day course for the OUPV. Is that something I can do first or is there a time limit once a course is complete to test and submit? I'll definitely look into the materials you used and maybe at least begin the studying. Thank you kindly!

I have the answers for the same exam. General Navigation #2 test. Does anyone have the answers for the plotting or any of the same tests for the mariners course?

i have owned 2 boats and fish 4 days a week is there any way to use this time on the on water time?

Congratulations CAPT. Sands. I’ll take you out on my boat any time for free! Just kidding. I am very proud of you for doing this..

I'm not a smart man but I know what love is

Congrats Capt Sands~! Most people take the course first and then fall on their face trying to sift through the paperwork nightmare. You can always apply for the license first before completing the course (no matter what school you are using to complete the exams and get the diploma!) Since you mentioned the videos from US Captain's Training is ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M-82EDSD8BQ.html. Capt Neil does a great job of laying out the costs and has more tips!

Hey where did you find all the nav lights/shapes to print & make your own flash cards like you did in your video?

When you take the course and pass the test, how long is that good for? Say you passed and then applied a year or two later, does that still work?

Why doesn't the John Boat count towards your small vessel sea service time? I'm currently working on getting my OUPV and filling out my sea service forms, and a considerable amount of my days are on a 14.5 footer. I can't find anything that says certain vessels don't count towards this, so I'm curious?

How does the testing work? Is it all tied to your online courses? Do you have to take the test in person or is it online? Do test cost in addition to the course? How many times can you take the test? Once you pass the class, is there another test to take? Thanks.

Hi! Congrats! I received my medical certificate about a month ago (May 12th). How much longer after that did it take for you to receive your license? It's been about a month and I haven't received it yet. Thank you.

My cousin is the captain of the ferry to Baldhead island.

Do you take a test after each module or one final exam? Thanks for the video!

One thing confused me. You said that you had to serve on some boats in the past. I would like to get sailing offshore boat for my self. Do I need a captain license ? Never sailed before. Thanks!

Congrats! Does a kayak count as a boat?

Where did you print those pictures for your flash cards at? I am currently working on license but only see the electronic flash cards. Please let me know. Thanks

What about if I already have a twic card and a physical card valid for 2 years?

How many times are we allowed to take the final exam? Thank you.

I hear you say Holden Beach are you around the Wilmington area I'm looking to do this whole process soon thank you for the info

I got a question I have like 137 days of sea time do I still have to wait for a whole year to get my 6 pack ? Or could I use the 90 days from that ?

What if I haven't done any time on the water? I'm new.

That looks like a Passport. Does it effectively replace a Passport, when traveling internationally ?

Is proper color vision mandatory?

Dear sir Do you have these books for OUPV in PDF formate ?

Is there a special sheet I can get to log my hours? I want it to be accepted to obtain my six pack captains license.

How much more difficult is it to get the add on to have more than 6 people?

Let’s go Brandon!

You didn’t mention the cost of the service that you used for the paperwork.. Diamond..?

Is it the same license for any state?

I can do everything except pass the colorblind test…:(

I just have one question, how much money can you make from this?

You had to take a blood test?

Hi....

im not taking advice from a trumpet🤣

The twic card requirement is a total scam and waste of money

No such license exists. No such thing as a "Captains" license. No such thing as a "Six Pack" license. It's an OUPV. Operator of a Uninspected Passenger Vessel

wait hold up, what about color blindness?...

666 👍 lol