Master - Upper Level
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- None
To obtain a United States Coast Guard license as a Master - Upper Level requires 360 days service as Chief Mate on ocean Any Gross Tons steam or motor vessels; or 180 days as Chief Mate plus 360 days as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OIC). Other requirements include passing a written exam, a physical exam, and completion of a first aid course and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course within the past 12 months. Detailed information can be found at the United States Coast Guard web site http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm and the Federal Code of Regulations (46CFR10) at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/46cfr10_02.html.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- Physical exam
Issuing body
- Department
- United States Coast Guard National Maritime Center
- Address
- 2100 2nd St., SW Washington, DC 20593
- Phone
- (202) 267-0218
- Agency website
- https://www.uscg.mil/stcw/
- Last updated
- January 1, 2010
Occupations (O*NET)
- Commercial Pilot 53-5021.00
Source and verification
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Before you apply, confirm every detail with United States Coast Guard National Maritime Center — see the issuing body section above.
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