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USCG Exam Practice · Sea time requirements for OUPV and Master

An applicant for master of ocean self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT must have three years of total service on ocean or near-coastal waters. Of that three years, how much may be substituted by service on Great Lakes and inland waters?

  1. AUp to 6 months
  2. BUp to 12 months
  3. CUp to 18 months✓ correct
  4. DUp to 24 months

Why C is correct

46 CFR §11.424(a)(1) states that service on Great Lakes and inland waters may substitute for up to 18 months of the required three years of total service for master of ocean self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT.

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