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prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:25 pm

66 hours 10 days or it can be done nights

http://www.chesapeakemarineinst.com/courses/D010.htm

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:35 pm

Thanks ...

MTP · Post by **MTP** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:25 am

Wes wrote:Hey Paul,
I think you're wrong with that thought. With a 6 pack you can take "up to" 6 paying passengers. If you are "for hire" at all you need at least the 6 pack and do all the drug testing. That's my understanding.
Wes

Paul is correct a six pack captains lic also known as ... OUPV. (Operator of UnInspected Passenger Vessel's)

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:50 am

I took the class about 5 years ago here at Sea School in Charleston, SC.

It was a great class (lots of charting, mostly Long Island & Montauk areas), and I met some interesting people. Passed the tests on the 1st pass with flying colors. You must take the class to pass ... the tests have tricky questions that logic can't answer. Very much worth it ...

sehord · Post by **sehord** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:57 pm

I have been licensed since 1992 and have made a lot of money running boats all along the gulf coast, Mexico and Brazil working in the oil and gas industry. I do not captain for a living any more (hard to keep a happy family when your gone for 30 days at a time) but I do keep an active license. Granted, I have a lot of company credentials, but I have 26 different licences/ certifications that all renew at verious times to keep current. It can be a true pain if you are not going to use it to make your living. The newer standards required now are in place after I received my license, so I am grandfathered in on some, but the new testing is a bit more expensive. The lower OUPV classes are the same as a 50 or 100 ton in testing, however your time requirements on larger vessels is less. The argument that a lciense can get you in trouble is partially valid, as if there is an accident or incedent as determined by the coast guard and you are licensed your explaination of not knowing is out the window as opposed to Joe weekend boater, however, you caused the accident or incedent and are the reason of fault, not the license. I encourage everyone to go online and take at least one of several free boating courses... they provide more knowledge than you think and I assure you the next time you are on the water you will reflect on them and it will be safer for you or your family....":-) Oh, and if you do get licensed, and you do get pulled for a safety inspection or infraction, do not offer up that you are licensed... many an officer has a chip on their shoulder and will play who has the bigger tool, which you with a martini and him with a badge.... we know the outcome... be safe.

Wes · Post by **Wes** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:42 am

Paul is right, You need a license but the vessel does not have to be inspected. I scaned Paul's message too quickly.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:44 pm

I am not a lawyer, [and I don't play one on TV]. I am in a business however, where a whole industry exists, whose sole purpose is to try to convince people you did something wrong so they can get money for their clients [ and themselves] . Unfortunately in both my professional and private life I have learned the hard way that when it comes to liability, it is not the truth that is important.

What is important is what you can convince a jury.

Those of you who have been sued will understand what I mean.

In simple terms, the down side of licensure for the weekend boater, is that in a liability lawsuit, you will be held to a higher standard then another weekend boater, weakening your ability to defend yourself.

Having said that, knowledge is power.

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