Complete starting guide
How to Get an OUPV Six-Pack Captain’s License
Understand the credential, application pathway, four Near Coastal exam modules, and a practical study sequence.
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OUPV captain’s license study guides.
Clear explanations for the OUPV Six-Pack licensing path, exam structure, and study decisions—connected to official Coast Guard sources.
Study planning
A Four-Week OUPV Captain’s License Study Plan
Build an OUPV exam study routine with a four-week schedule, daily recall, chart practice, and a practical way to review missed questions.
Open guideQ100 · Rules of the Road
How to Study Rules of the Road for the OUPV Exam
Prepare for Q100 Rules of the Road with a repeatable scenario method, active-recall prompts, and official International and Inland rule references.
Open guideQ172 · Chart plotting
OUPV Chart Plotting Exam Prep: A Repeatable Workflow
Practice OUPV chart plotting with a clear workflow for positions, bearings, speed–time–distance problems, and checking common calculation errors.
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OUPV Exam and Application Requirements
See the ONC07 module structure and go directly to the current National Maritime Center checklists and examination pages.
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Captain’s License Practice Test
Take a five-question baseline across Rules, Deck & Safety, Navigation, and Chart Plotting without creating an account.
Open guideKnow the path. Then train the weak point.
The guides explain what the exam expects. Command Ready turns that understanding into lessons, adaptive recall, realistic decisions, and timed module practice.