200GT Master Upgrade February 3-5, 2025. 9am-5pm

USCG approved upgrade to Master/Mate 200GT course is for mariners holding a license as Master, Mate or OUPV. The mariner must be able to show 360 days while holding a Master's license. You will test with the Captain School Key West in lieu of the Coast Guard.

 The course will cover:

• Safety Seamanship
• General Ship Knowledge
• Stability & Construction
• Maritime Law and Ship’s Business
• Communication and Electronic Navigation
• Intro to Celestial Navigation
• Advanced Navigation Plotting

General Requirements to upgrade:

• Application
• Current Medical Certificate
• Drug Screen (if less than 6 months old) or proof of a random drug program.
• Current First Aid/CPR
• Valid TWIC card

Sea time requirements for Near Coastal:

Master 200 GT, Near coastal:

Sea Service requirement:  720 days.  360 or more must be offshore and 360 or more must have served as master/mate while holding a master/mate or OUPV license.

Most applicants will be increasing their scope from a Master’s license and will therefore have 720 days from their current licenses and they will need 360 additional days “while holding” that license.