OUPV 6-pack Captain License Information
The Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel (OUPV) endorsement
issues the authority to operate a power-driven vessel carrying 6 or fewer
passengers for hire, not counting the operator or crew. This
endorsement is also known as a 6-pack license because of its limitation
to carrying no more than 6 passengers and it is the most common
captain's license held by fishing guides and the operators of small
charter boats.
For the purpose of the OUPV endorsement an uninspected passenger
vessel is a vessel of less than 100 GRT (about 65 feet) carrying six or
fewer passenger for hire.
Professional Requirements (references 46 CFR 11.467)
This license may be issued with either an Inland or Near Coastal route
depending on the qualifying experience of the applicant.
Inland Route
An Inland Route authorizes authority over all federally navigable inland
waters of the United States. The federally navigable Inland waters of the
US includes the waters of Puget Sound, Strait of Juan De Fuca, the
Inside Passage through British Columbia and the waters of SE Alaska.
An OUPV Inland license requires 360 days experience in the
operation of vessels, including 90 days of experience within the past
three years.
Near Coastal Route
A Near Coastal Route includes all Inland waters of the US and ocean
waters within 100 miles offshore.
An OUPV Near Coastal requires 360 days of experience in the
operation of vessels that includes 90 days on near coastal waters (over
the bar past the ends of the jetties) and 90 days within the past three
years.
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