$260.00
ONLINE MASTERS COURSE
Depending on the vessel “Tonnage” and the seatime the student has acquired will determine what size upgrade the student will get.
- 25 ton Masters License
- 50 ton Masters License
- 100 ton Masters License
To qualify for this course, students must either:
- Have a Merchant Mariner Endorsement holding an OUPV 6 pack Captains License
- take the Online Captains Course
Requirements for the 100 ton Masters License?
Masters License-Great Lakes
- 360 days of service in the deck department, OF WHICH,
- 90 days of service on Great Lakes
Masters License-Inland
- 360 days of service on any waters.
Tonnage Calculations Master Great Lakes/Inland
- 100 GRT– 90 days (25%) of service on vessels of 51 GRT or above, OR, 180 days (50%) of service on vessels of 34 GRT or above
- 50 GRT– 90 days (25%) of service of vessels of 26 GRT or above OR, 180 days (50%) of service on Vessels 17 GRT or Above
- 25 GRT– 271 days (75%) or more for endorsement on vessels 5 GRT or less, OR, 90 days (25%) or service on vessels of 1-25 GRT, OR 180 days (50%) of service on vessels 1-16 GRT
- if mariner does not meet the tonnage calculation for 50 GRT or more He/She is eligible for 25 GRT.
Masters License-Near Coastal
- 720 days of service in the deck department on Ocean, Near Coastal, or Great Lakes waters, OF WHICH , service on inland waters may substitute for up to 360 days of the total required service
Note: Any service will be credited as follows
- Service on Great Lakes will be credited day for day.
- Service on Vessels to which STCW applies (inland or Near Coastal) will be credited day for day.
Tonnage Calculations Master Near Coastal
- 100 GRT–180 days (25%) of service on vessels of 51 GRT or above, OR 360 days (50%)of service on vessels of 34 GRT or above.
- 50 GRT– 180 days (25%) of service on vessels of 26 GRT or above, OR 360 day (50%) of service on vessels of 17 GRT or above.
- 25 GRT– 541 days (75%) or more for endorsement on vessels 5 GRT or less, OR, 180 days (25%) or more on vessels 6-25 GRT, OR, 360 days (50%) or more on vessels 1-16 GRT.
- If mariner does not meet the tonnage calculation for 50 GRT or more, He/She is eligible for 25 GRT.
Additional Requirements
- Minimum Age – 19 years old
- Physical Exam, Drug Test, Eye Exam, Color Blind Test
- Valid CPR/ First Aid card (American Red Cross, Heart Assoc. or USCG Approved course)
- US Citizenship
- Character reference letters
- Completed USCG application package
- Certificate of Completion from an approved USCG approved course
- Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC Card)