Coast Guard Captains License Courses
Earn Your Captain's License Online!READY TO BECOME A COAST GUARD LICENSED CAPTAIN?
Naples School of Boating is now a certified partner of Mariners Learning System! Together, we’re offering boaters an impactful learning solution that promotes safety, expands knowledge, and increases confidence on the water. Let’s achieve your maritime dreams together.
In addition to helping recreational boaters on their educational journey, we also help future Captains earn their U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s License. If you are interested in pursuing your Captain’s License to launch a career in boating, or just to have the advanced knowledge and skills, we can help.
How It Works
We are an educational partner with Mariners Learning System, an online, self-study course that is federally approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. The course contains all of the materials that you will need to complete your training and prepare you for the Coast Guard exam, which is also included in the course.
Mariner’s Learning System Offers:
Online Testing – no need to travel to a Coast Guard testing location!
Pass Guarantee – If you are not successful on your first exam, MLS will continue to support you until you do.
Online Access – learn at your pace and at your convenience.
Guidance and Technical Support – 24/7 customer support from boating experts.
To learn more about the Mariners Learning System, please use the button below to visit our dedicated landing page with MLS. If you do decide to purchase a program, please do so through our landing page, as we earn a small commission for the sale of the course. Your cost remains the same, but you are helping a small, local business. We appreciate you!
Captain’s License Requirements
The most common captain’s license is the OUPV or Six-Pack, which allows you to commercially captain a vessel with up to six passengers. To earn this license, you must:
- Be 18 or older
- Have legal status to work in the U.S.
- Pass a drug test and a physical
- Acquire a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card
- Get certification in adult CPR and basic first aid
- Pass a Coast Guard-approved course like Mariners or test directly with the USCG
Finally, you must have a minimum of 360 days experience on the water. Make sure you count your days correctly. Four hours on the water counts as a day, but even if you spend 12 hours out on your boat, you can only count one day in a 24-hour period.
Documentation of your days doesn’t need to be in a written record or logbook. Typically, it boils down to a best guess, and you can sign off your own time if you own your boat. If you’re not logging days on your own boat, the owner of the vessel you use needs to confirm your time.
