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OUPV Captain's License
The Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels credential — the “six-pack” — is examined in modules, and which modules you sit depends on the route you apply for. Question counts and passing scores below are the National Maritime Center's own, from the Deck and Engineering Examination Guide; they are Coast Guard policy and are not in the regulations, which is why third-party sites disagree about them.
ONC07 — OUPV Near Coastal
| Module | Questions | To pass | Study material |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q100 — Rules of the Road: International and Inland | 50 | 45 (90%) | Navigation Rules → |
| Q170 — Deck General and Safety | 50 | 35 (70%) | Study this module → |
| Q171 — Navigation General: Near Coastal | 50 | 35 (70%) | Not written yet |
| Q172 — Navigation Problems: Chart Plot | 10 | 9 (90%) | Not written yet |
GLI07 — OUPV Great Lakes and Inland
| Module | Questions | To pass | Study material |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q300 — Rules of the Road: Inland | 50 | 45 (90%) | Navigation Rules → |
| Q356 — Deck General and Safety (Great Lakes and Inland) | 50 | 35 (70%) | Not written yet |
| Q357 — Navigation General: Great Lakes and Inland | 50 | 35 (70%) | Not written yet |
| Q358 — Chart Plot (Great Lakes and Inland) | 10 | 9 (90%) | Not written yet |
GLI08 — OUPV Limited
| Module | Questions | To pass | Study material |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q301 — Rules of the Road: Inland (Limited) | 50 | 40 (80%) | Navigation Rules → |
| Q360 — Deck General and Safety (Limited) | 50 | 35 (70%) | Not written yet |
| Q361 — Navigation General: Great Lakes and Inland (Limited) | 20 | 14 (70%) | Not written yet |
Study aid only — it certifies nothing, and it is not a Coast Guard–approved course. Passing scores and question counts are from the National Maritime Center Deck and Engineering Examination Guide (MCP-MA-NMC2-08(01)); topic lists are from the NMC's published examination topics. Where we quote a regulation or a Coast Guard publication we reproduce it word for word and say which document it came from.