REQUIREMENTS

1. AGE: Nineteen (19)
2. SEA SERVICE / NEAR COASTAL: Two years (720 days) service on vessels on ocean or near coastal waters. Service on Inland waters may be substituted for a maximum of one year of this time.
3. SEA SERVICE / INLAND: One year (360 days) service on vessels on any waters.
4. SAIL ENDORSEMENT: One year (360 days), service on sail or auxiliary sail vessels.
5. ASSISTANCE TOWING: You can take this as an endorsement only after you have passed your entire exam.
6. RECENCY: Three months (90 days) must have been within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application.

Test Information

SECTION NAME	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	PASSING SCORE (# CORRECT)
Rules of the Road	30	90% (27)
Deck General / Safety	70	70% (49)
Part 1 (Inland Only)	60	70% (42)
Navigation General	20	70% (14)
Navigation Problem	10	70% (7)
** Sail Addendum	10	70% (7)
** Assistance Towing	15	70% (11)

** Note: This exam is only required for those who choose to go for the Sail Endorsement or a Assistance Towing Endorsement to the license.

Note: This information was obtained from:

USCG Marine Safety Office San Francisco Bay
Regional Examination Center
Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 14, Room 109
Alameda, CA 94501-5100

(510) 437-3096

Note: I obtained this information in August of 1995, so you might want to contact them to see if the requirements have changed since then.



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