Essential Requirements for the OUPV/Six-Pack License

Minimum Requirements for OUPV/Six-Pack License: TWIC Card, Age, Physical Exam, Drug Test, Etc.

The minimum requirements for getting an OUPV/Six-Pack captain's license are:

At least 18 years old when submitting your application packet
Either legal to work in the U.S. or a U.S. citizen
Obtain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC Card)
Pass a physical examination
Pass a DOT drug test
- Unless enrolled in a USCG-approved random drug testing program for the last 180 days and with no failure or refusal to participate in a chemical test for dangerous drugs
Adult CPR/Basic First Aid training
Minimum of 360 days of boating experience, with ninety of these days occurring in the last three years for "recency"
Complete a USCG Original License Application Package

Finally, pass a USCG-approved OUPV/Six-Pack course like the one we offer.

To qualify, you must have at least 360 days of sea time since age 16, with 90 of those days occurring within the past three years for recency.

For a Near Coastal endorsement, 90 of the 360 days must be seaward of the boundary line
For a Great Lakes endorsement, 90 of the 360 days must be on the Great Lakes

You do not need to be a U.S. citizen to obtain your Six-Pack license. However, you need to be legal to work in the U.S.

🎥 Watch this video on obtaining an OUPV/Six-Pack license.