How to get your Captains License 

If you want to be a fishing guide or charter or have a company that does something on the water you are required to get a Captains License (6-pak)

Making a profit has nothing to do with it . You need a Captains Licence if you charge passengers / customers a fee

It also lowers your insurance if you own a boat.

Mike Johnson, insurance rate is lower if a Licensed capt works on a private boat/yacht for pleasure only

@@mikejohnson4570 good to know!

That should work. Your company can provide a letter for your sea service instead of filling out the USCG Small Vaeesel Sea Service Forms.

They are not! This is an old video. Of you need help on your application I highly recommend Diamond Marine Services. diamondmarineservices.com/web/credentialconsulting/cc-detail

Hi Art, You are right. You just need the Official Number or State Registration Number of the vessel. The size of vessel starts coming into play when you are going for a Master Captain's License.

2 yrs later it is a honor system.

We got online exams approved when COVID came about. It's a much better experience than traveling to an in person final examination!

+US Captains Training Thanks for your video's, they are very helpful and I will watch them all. You didn't mention any on the water training with a CPT before one get's his/her own boat... Is this something that is done with the company one hire's on to? I am looking at starting a new career with Ingrams barge co. and I just turned 48, I want to become a CPT of a tow barge. I am looking for the fastest way to get there. This video makes things look obtainable, I was in the Army, this is easy compared to the paperwork required each and every year, not to mention the death by power point instruction..... I look forward to the challenge...thanks again.

how do they count them? Im a greek Teenager who spends every summer almost every day fishing in open water how do I probe my days?

inland master? does this mean you're not covered for blue water

@@SheepDog7071 speak to Tim , he has his own YOU-TUBE channel TimBatsea.

@@zamanfou9555 how do you probe your days...,let me see ,your Greek right ,you should know already... 😉

You do it

Did you get an answer

It's 5 years to pass a background check of this sort. Of course drug trafficking or terrorism is lifetime ban.

logs

Or an oath.

Josh M r/woosh

CallMeGurpp get that reddit bullshit out of here

@@Enjoy_my_1st_Amendment lol, or even a 33.4 grt. canoe😃

We sure do! uscaptainstraining.com/product/online-master/

Hi Jackson, The main thing that has changed are the three character references. You no longer need character references.

Here is a great place to start. Fill this form in and it will generate an application with the redundant info filled in. You can get a good sense of the application as a whole. uscaptainstraining.com/application-form/

The navy will give you sea time when you get out. Only a certain percentage of it will transfer over depending on what department you worked in.

+Sawyer Williams If you own your boat 16' or larger you can count your time spent along with proof of ownership. If you don't own your own a boat then you have to have your time signed off by another boat owner that you have spent time on.

Travis sweepint 16 feet or metres?

@@jamie1239 16 ft. minimum lenght.

Don't worry so much , everything in it's own time plus all this process shall take a while anyway.

First of all thanks for the help anyway. Do you know portuguese? I know Capitania dos Portos, I am actually an Amateur Master (Mestre Amador). However I was refering to the Captain as a professional, those who command transport or passanger ships not recreational boats. I believe the Capitania dos Portos only issue recreative/amateur licenses not professional ones, maybe they issue professional licenses but for small vessels like, "escunas", fishing vessels, ferry boats and soo forth but ships are another completely diferent subject. In Brasil if one wants to be a ship captain then need to apply for the Navy schools, but they only accept maximum age of 26 no more then that, unfortunatelly, that is why I am researching to graduate myself outside of Brasil.

You should take the test for the next level from where you are at the Capitania,until you reach your goal.I have seen some online and presencial course on the internet,from someone in Rio.

Hi man , I'm captain in Aus, master -24 ,m.e.d.- I've seen about 5 people study for this certification in the last 3 years in Aus, age is not a factor , that information is false my friend ,there is no age restrictions in Aus.,Who did you contact in Aus that said such information?

Good question and to add to this question CDL drivers that run the ports have TWIC cards. Is there a difference between the two or are they one in the same?

I doubt it DOT is highway, and this would be maritime. It should, but I doubt it

Hi Ronald, you can get more information about our courses by following this link uscaptainstraining.com/captains-license-courses/online-captains-license-course

An oath in writing plus all the other items mentioned in the video.

+Xbox/PC Gaming No, you would need an Unlimited Master license to be Captain of a cargo ship. Most people that do that go to a Maritime Academy, although you can "come up the hawsepipe" and start as an AB and work your way up.

Boat Axe if it was five years no one would apply to be a captain. 5 years to earn 65k a year is almost as bad of a rip off as going to college. Although if less people became captains supply would be low and demand high probably increasing pay to average 90k a year. Kind of intresting

@@attiumeyami417so true my man , I was having a convo at my local bar in Australia what I'm from and the gentleman I was speaking to asked what does an m-24 (master up to 24 mtrs. l.o.a earn per hour , I said about 55 A.U.D per hour and his response was" Your kidding aren't you ,is that all, it should be more like 80 dollars A.U.D p/hour considering all the responsibility the job entails ", so yeah we're being screwed kinda if we didn't enjoy our jobs ....

Christopher Freeman you cant ask for a cooler dad

Lucky ahh

@@levijones1874 😂Hahaha, you got that right buddy. I love my stepdad. He raised me.. My actual dad walked out of my life.

@@levijones1874 or ask dad for a beer cooler as the boat already has one !!!!

@@christopherfreeman3357 or ask dad for a beer cooler as the boat already has one!!!

You could get a Maritime Logbook and use that to log your time on the water. That's what I did.

Christopher Freeman - If you are out for 12hrs in one day, underway, does that count as 3days? Or is it any time over 4hrs per calender day? (Just asking, because her mentioned 4hrs equals 1 day).

Follow this link and read the license qualifications tab under the product images. uscaptainstraining.com/product/upgrade-master-100-ton-to-master-mate-200-ton/

@@uscaptainstraining Thanks for the reply!

Work on a vessel( merchant mariner, USN/USCG, fishing vessel) or buy a boat. Also just google "get my captain's license" and good info will come up.

+Peter Hamilton OUPV stand for Operator of an Uninspected Passenger Vessel which is a license which allows you to take up to six paying passengers on the water. The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (Colregs) are published by the International Maritime Organization (the IMO) and set out, among other things, the "rules of the road" or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels.

yes of course

Rob Brinkerhoff - No, you do not need a Captains license to operate your own non-commercial vessel. You simply need to take your boaters safety education course, and pass it. (It takes about 4hrs and cam be done online via a couple different websites. This is what people refer to when saying "their boat license".)

Another prerequisite is...-don't quite me on this, but I heard another prerequisite is to have a record of being on a sex offenders register , I'm not sure if it's true, but it seems that way sometimes.

It can be in other countries. The time will be considered oceans, near coastal, or inland depending on how it is recorded on your small vessel sea service forms.

A maritime school will prepare you to work on larger vessels. The licenses we offer are for are for vessel not more than 100 gross tons.

+hazmatac it all depends on what license you want to obtain.

no, you need the experience

Pablo Cohen getting your boating license is the first (unspoken) step. That will teach you that stuff. The best analogy I can come up with, is that you can’t become a taxi driver without getting your driver’s license first.

@@crankymcgee I thought the pre requisite to becoming a taxi driver for example is to be able to speak a foreign language...

OK Ceith ;)

Yes

your time on the water is documented on small vessel sea service forms and may be recreational or from times you were employed on boats.

cool, thank you

Does being an actor on a battle ship at an amusement park count as sea service?

As long as you are properly medicated and your diabetes is under control you should qualify. Ultimately it will be up to the USCG evaluator.

michael goff, No you only need one if you take paying passengers on your boat.

US Captains Training awesome and thank you for the fast response

Yes, you are correct. When you go to the TWIC office to apply for a TWIC card they run a backround check and take your finger prints with a scanner.

Francisco Sprott work on a cruise ship

+Adam Meyerson It is true you need 720 days for a Near Coastal Master License. It is also True that 360 days will get you an OUPV and a Great Lakes and Inland Master Captains License up to 100 grt. 46 CFR §11.455 Requirements for master of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 100 GRT.(a) The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for an endorsement as master of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 100 GRT is 1 year of total service in the deck department of self-propelled, sail, or auxiliary sail vessels. To obtain authority to serve on the Great Lakes, 3 months of the required service must have been on Great Lakes waters; otherwise the endorsement will be limited to the inland waters of the United States (excluding the Great Lakes).

Well you learn something new every day!

US Captains Training yes but how we get the license now

Are the people air people that you plan to take on an airboat tour?-then take them to a large man made lake to take thus imaginary tour.😀

Hi Donald, You can get a job with your hundred ton license until the expiration date on your license which is 5 years from the issuance date.

Hell yea , thanks. Been driving a truck for a company but tired of the road an want to see something else out my windshield lol. Thanks

@@donaldchristen6862 like strippers on a cruise vessel In Miami for example!!!

@BG OBGAI hi man , same deal in Australia (Sydney harbour), almost impossible to make a proper living driving charter boats only especially in the last 5 years , and ESPECIALLY DURING COVID19 and PROBS. for a while after that.....

Omiros Pavlou no

any other real country would be more easy and practical. What authority over the sea do they have anyway?

You have to be Citizen bro

Hi Marsto, This is an old video we created, we have come a long way since then. Feel free to visit uscaptainstraining.com for more up to date information. We are recreating our get your Captain's License videos this year and will hide these older video because they are not 100% accurate anymore. For example this video mentions having three character references which is no longer a requirement.

@@uscaptainstraining if you're overseas in a different country what forms do you have to bring that you have shown time out on the water? can can you file all your paperwork online while you're in a different country and get the certifications also online without having to be in person?

A Surf No a day counts as four hours on the water. Only four hours can be counted in a 24 hour period.

Yep , just volunteer on a boat somehow, plus recreational time on the water and you should have enough sea service time eventually.

No, but it's a good idea to have a really good pair of binoculars!

Nope but a full coarse and guide on bureaucracy is mandetory

no just a parrot and eye patch

Does a telescoping p%nis count?!!!

David Whittington in the U.S every License need to be renewed

The score use to be 70% for Chart Plot and now it is a 90%.

If you don't have the sea time, you'll be an Ordinary Seaman (OS). all you need is your is a couple of schools. Basic ship's safety, Basic fire fighting.

I may be mistaken but I believe you must be a United States citizen or have proof of legal residency in the United States.

Once you submit your application packet it takes about 6 weeks.

US Captains Training does this license allow you to operate cargo ships or is that a different license?

The application packets ends up costing roughly $400 when all os said and done.

US Captains Training ok great thank you for taking the time to answer me.

If you have a boat and you register it you can take it out on the water without any license or training at all. The Coast Guard only requires that you have enough lifejackets, lights (at night) and other safety things. When I was 17 I bought a 13 foot boat, registered it, bought a life jacket and an air horn and flares, and went out in the ocean.

LifeisGreat - If your boat is 16ft or greater, you need to take the USCG approved boosters safety education course, if born in 1980 until present time. In other words, if you're born in 1980 (or more recent) and yoir boat is 16' or bigger, you need to get a "boating license" which is just taking a 3-6hr long safety education course. These courses are available online and can be done in one day. This is NOT to be confused with the captain's license that they're talking about in this video. This captain's license from the video is in regards to running commercial fishing charters or etc.

Late, but how are you doing now? Are you a captain?

Pepe Deez Nutz Dude watch the video, He said you need to pass a drug test...

LifeisGreat maybe you shouldn’t do drugs then.

Yes ..u ned to pass drug test...... Jes imagine how nice it will be taking the drug test.....u can try all kind of the drug availlable viewwwww on cloud nine mann..imagine testing all the coke ..weed..metph..ect ..lol

@BG OBGAI yep , they may struggle with the course itself.