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Pass-ready for one study cycle

Start free. When the daily cap gets in the way, one payment covers you to exam day, and stops.

When do you sit the exam?

Each plan below shows what it covers against that date. Change it and the cards change.

Deckhand

$0free forever

Choose this if you are still deciding whether to sit the exam.

20 drill questions a day
Answer explanations with source citations
Unlimited spaced-repetition flashcards
One sample mock exam

Start free

No card required — the free tier stays free.

Best value

Exam Prep Pass

$79one-time · 90-day access

Choose this if you are sitting the exam in under 3 months.

Unlimited drills — no daily cap
All full-length module mock exams
Full personalized study plan
Readiness scoring and calibration

14-day refund, no questions asked.

Until You Pass

$149one-time · 12 months

Choose this if you have no date yet, or more licences ahead.

Pass Promise — free extension until you pass
Everything in the Pass, for 12 months
Future endorsement content
One-time — no auto-renew

14-day refund · Pass Promise included.

Prefer to spread it? Monthly is $39, cancel anytime. It is here, not hidden — two months costs about the same as the Pass and covers less. Start monthly

Before you compare

We are not a school, and a school is not exam practice

A prep course teaches the syllabus and helps with the paperwork. This drills the paper you will sit. Most candidates need one of them; some need both.

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CaptainsGround compared with a prep course and a free question bank
	CaptainsGround	A prep course	Free question banks
What it is	Exam practice, cited to the rule	Classroom or online syllabus	A pile of unattributed questions
Typical cost	$0 or $79 one-time	$600–900	$0
Sea-time paperwork	No	Often included	No
Where the answers come from	33/46 CFR, COLREGs, Bowditch	The instructor	Unstated
Best for	The four weeks before the exam	Starting from zero	Casual browsing

The Pass Promise

Study with the Pass and do not pass your exam? We extend your access free until you do. Fourteen days to change your mind on any plan, no questions asked, and no auto-renew on anything.

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What exactly is free?

20 drill questions a day, one sample mock and a plan outline — free, no card. Flashcards and progress tracking are free too. The Pass removes the daily cap and unlocks the full-length mocks, the complete plan and readiness scoring.

Does the Pass renew automatically?

No. The Pass and Until You Pass are one-time payments with no auto-renew — when the window ends, it ends. Only Monthly recurs, and it cancels from Settings in two clicks.

What happens when my 90 days run out?

You drop back to the free tier and keep everything you have done: mastery, flashcard schedule, plan and history. Nothing is deleted and nothing is charged.

Can I get a refund?

Fourteen days on any plan, no questions asked. And the Pass Promise extends access free if you study with the Pass and do not pass your exam.

What is the difference between the Pass and Monthly?

The same content. The Pass is one payment for a full study cycle; Monthly bills every month until you cancel. Two months of Monthly costs more than the Pass and covers less.

Prices in USD. Paddle is our merchant of record — taxes are calculated at checkout. 14-day money-back guarantee on all plans. Early-access members keep full access free. See our Terms.

Try it before you price it.

Five questions, cited, no signup. If the explanations are not better than what you have, none of this is worth $79.

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