Master & Mate 200 ton or less Captain's Licenses

    Captain's licenses as Master or Mate 200 tons or less are issued with
    150 or 200 ton limitations depending on the qualifying experience of the
    applicant. This license allows the holder to operate crew boats, supply
    boats, oil spill response vessels, and both inspected and uninspected
    passenger vessels within the limitations on the endorsement.

    12-Pack Uninspected Passenger Vessel is an uninspected
    passenger vessel greater than 100 gross registered tons (GRT)
    carrying 12 or fewer passengers for hire. The operator of a 12-pack
    must hold a license as Master with an appropriate tonnage limitation for
    the vessel; the second captain may hold a license as Mate with an
    appropriate tonnage limitation for the vessel.

    Master authorizes the mariner to serve as captain on any inspected
    vessel or uninspected vessel within the limitations on the endorsement,
    including as OUPV.

    Mate authorizes the mariner to serve as second captain on any
    inspected or uninpsected vessel within the limitations on the
    endorsement or as OUPV.

Route Descriptions & Professional Requirements

    The route you will receive depends on your qualifying sea service
    experience. These endorsements are issued with Inland, Near Coastal
    or Ocean routes.

Inland Route

    An Inland Route authorizes authority over all US federally navigable
    inland waters, including the waters of Puget Sound, Strait of Juan De
    Fuca, the Inside Passage through British Columbia and the waters of
    SE Alaska.

Mate 200 ton or less Inland (references 46 CFR 11.454)


    Mate 200 tons or less Inland requires 180 days of qualifying sea
    service experience on the deck of power-driven vessels that includes
    90 days of experience within the past three years.

    An Auxiliary Sail Endorsement may be added to this license by
    documenting 90 days of experience on sail or auxiliary sail vessels.

Master 200 ton or less Inland Route (references 46 CFR 11.452)


    Master 200 tons or less Inland requires 360 days of qualifying sea
    service experience on the deck of power-driven vessels that includes at
    least 180 days on near coastal waters and 90 days within the past
    three years.

    An Auxiliary Sail Endorsement may be added to this license by
    documenting 180 days of experience on sail or auxiliary sail vessels.

Near Coastal Route

    A Near Coastal Route includes all the Inland waters of the US and the
    near coastal ocean waters within 200 miles offshore.

Mate 200 ton or less Near Coastal (references 46 CFR 11.427)


    Mate 200 tons or less Near Coastal requires 360 days of qualifying sea
    service experience on the deck of power-driven vessels that includes at
    least 180 days on near coastal waters and 90 days of experience within
    the past three years.

    An Auxiliary Sail Endorsement may be added to this license by
    documenting 90 days of experience on sail or auxiliary sail vessels.

Master 200 ton or less Near Coastal (references 46 CFR 11.426)


    Master 200 tons or less Near Coastal requires 720 days of qualifying
    experience on power-driven vessels that includes at least 360 days on
    near coastal waters; at least 360 days of this qualifying experience
    must have been as master or mate while holding an endorsement as
    Master, Mate or OUPV; and 90 days of experience within the past three
    years.

    An Auxiliary Sail Endorsement may be added to this license by
    documenting 360 days of experience on sail or auxiliary sail vessels.

Oceans Route

    An Oceans route includes all the Inland waters of the US and all Ocean
    waters.

Master 200 ton or less Oceans (references 46 CFR 11.424)


    Master 200 tons or less Oceans requires 1080 days of qualifying
    experience on power-driven vessels that includes at least 540 days on
    near coastal waters; at least 720 days of this qualifying experience
    must have been as master or mate while holding an endorsement as
    Master, Mate or OUPV; and 90 days of experience within the past three
    years.

    An Auxiliary Sail Endorsement may be added to this license by
    documenting 360 days of experience on sail or auxiliary sail vessels.
Additional Requirements for an Ocean Route (references 46 CFR
11.401)

    Mariners seeking an Oceans route must meet the following additional
    requirements.
  • Complete an approved advance firefighting course.
  • Complete an approved Radar Observer Unlimited course.
  • Qualify as Able Seaman Special or greater.

Tonnage Limitations (references 46 CFR 11.422)

    Tonnage limitations on Master or Mate endorsements of 200 tons and
    less are based on the size of vessels that the qualifying experience was
    on. There are no requirements that any of the following experience be
    as Master or Mate.
  • A 25 ton limitation will be issued if all the qualifying experience was on
    state registered vessels of less than 5 gross registered tons (GRT).
  • A 50 ton limitation will be issued if any of the qualifying experience was
    on documented vessels of greater than 5 GRT.
  • A 100 ton limitation will be issued if either 50% or more of the qualifying
    experience was on documented vessels greater than 34 gross tons or
    at least 25% of the qualifying experience was on documented vessels
    of greater than 50 GRT.
  • A 150 ton limitation will be issued if either 50% or more of the qualifying
    experience was on documented vessels of greater than 67 gross tons
    or at least 25% of the qualifying experience was on documented
    vessels of greater than 100 gross tons.
  • A 200 ton limitation will be issued if either 50% or more of the qualifying
    experience was on documented vessels of greater than 100 gross tons
    or at least 25% of the qualifying experience was on documented
    vessels of greater than 150 gross tons.

    Upgrading from Mate to Master can be accomplished by sea service
    experience alone, no additional exams or training is required.

Related Classes

    Radar Observer Class is an approved 5-day course that meets the
    training requirements for Radar Observer Unlimited.



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