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A Master license is required if you want to operate any INSPECTED (or uninspected) vessel that can carry more than six paying passengers, plus crew. The term "inspected" means that the vessel adheres to the Coast Guard's stringent Commercial Vessel Inspection standards for design and equipment. These vessels hold a Certificate of Inspection (COI) stating the number of passengers and area of operation. Such vessels are often ferries, tour boats, dinner cruises, or whale watches.
The 100 Ton Master license is issued for a particular route, depending on where you gained your seagoing experience, as follows:
INLAND/RIVERS – Restricted to operation on all inland waters, excluding the Great Lakes.
NEAR COASTAL – Allows for operation up to 200 nautical miles offshore.
GREAT LAKES/INLAND – Similar to the Inland license, but requires at least 90 days of service on the Great Lakes.
Additionally, the 100 Ton license is broken down into three categories, depending on the size of the vessels on which you've sailed over the last three years: 25 tons, 50 tons, or 100 tons. The 25 tons and 50 tons can be upgraded to the next level – without retesting - as you gain experience on the appropriate larger vessels.
American Maritime Academy's Master, 100 Ton course is an intensive, 80-hour course combining the OUPV and Master, 100 Ton Upgrade courses. It includes, but is not limited to, the following subject areas:
- Navigation
- Rules of the Road
- Marlinspike Seamanship
- First Aid
- Deck Safety
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- Boat Registration & Documentation
- Anchoring
- Boat Equipment
- USCG Inspections
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- Vessel requirements
- Radio operations
- Survival techniques
- Code of Federal Regulations
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Upon completion of the course, students take a USCG-approved exam right here at AMA. A certificate of completion will be given if the student successfully passes the exam. The student can then submit that certificate, along with the other application requirements listed below, in order to be evaluated for issuance of the license.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be 19 years old
- Must be a US citizen
- Must have 720 days of sea service
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- Must have 90 sea days in last three years ("recency")
- Physical exam
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- Drug test
- 1st Aid/CPR certificate from approved source
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General USCG License Requirements (Click to download .PDF file)
Master, 100 Ton (Click to download .PDF file)
See course schedules and cost for more information.
For those students who want to challenge themselves further, the 100-Ton license can be upgraded to a Master, 200 Tons license by merely taking the additional 24-hour Master, 200 Tons Upgrade course offered by AMA. Please see the course description for details.
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