As of July 23, 2026, the standard original OUPV exam is 160 questions across four modules: 50 Rules, 50 Deck General/Safety, 50 Navigation General, and 10 Chart Plot. Practice by module below — every answer is cited to 33/46 CFR, COLREGs, or Bowditch.
Official OUPV exam map
Near Coastal uses exam code ONC07. Great Lakes/Inland uses GLI07. Both standard original OUPV paths total 160 questions, but their navigation and plotting modules differ. Your Approval to Test letter is the final authority.
Exam code ONC07
160 questions
Q100
Rules of the Road: International and Inland
50 questions · 5 misses allowed
Q170
Deck General/Safety
50 questions · 15 misses allowed
Q171
Navigation General: Near Coastal
50 questions · 15 misses allowed
Q172
Chart Plot
10 questions · 1 miss allowed
Exam code GLI07
160 questions
Q100 or Q300
Combined Rules or Inland-only Rules
50 questions · 5 misses allowed
Q356
Deck General/Safety
50 questions · 15 misses allowed
Q357
Navigation General: Great Lakes and Inland
50 questions · 15 misses allowed
Q358
Chart Plot
10 questions · 1 miss allowed
The topic drills below split Deck General, Deck Safety, and regulations into separate study lanes even though the official OUPV exam combines them in Q170 or Q356.
By exam module
Free public sample questions for every USCG OUPV and Master exam module. Each set opens the full question with the correct answer and the rule it tests.
50 questions on the standard OUPV exam — 31.25% of the 160-question series.
Practice Rules of the RoadBoat handling, stability, mooring, knots, equipment.
Practice Deck GeneralFirefighting, MOB, distress signalling, PFDs, EPIRBs.
Practice Deck SafetyCharting, fixes, currents, tides, magnetic variation.
Practice Navigation GeneralUSCG regs, marine pollution rules.
Practice General Knowledge & RegulationsRunning fixes, set & drift, danger bearings.
Practice Chart PlottingUse the prep guides hub to map license choice, sea time, Rules of the Road, and exam logistics before timed question sets.
Open the prep guidesThe sound-signal rules trip up the most candidates on the 90%-pass Rules module.
The standard original OUPV exam has 160 questions across four modules: 50 Rules of the Road, 50 Deck General/Safety, 50 Navigation General, and 10 Chart Plot questions. Your Approval to Test letter controls the exact modules assigned to you.
Rules of the Road and Chart Plot require 90 percent. Deck General/Safety and Navigation General require 70 percent. That allows 5 misses on a 50-question Rules module and only 1 miss on the 10-question Chart Plot module.
OUPV Near Coastal uses ONC07. Great Lakes/Inland uses GLI07, with Q100 combined Rules or Q300 Inland-only Rules depending on the route assigned. Use the module list on your Approval to Test letter as the final authority.
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