OUPV Renewal

Hooked Up · 06-17-2006, 01:59 PM

Hello all. I am coming up on my 5 year renewal. I dont have the 360 days in the water so I will either have to get a Sea School one day refresher course or take a USCG Coast Guard examination to make up for the sea time.

Has anyone taken this renewal USCG exam? I heard that they will mail it to your home and its an open book exam, but I don't trust the source of the rumor. I cannot find any other source for specifics on that exam. I am in Puerto Rico and my nearest Sea School facility would be in FL. Maybe I can save some money by taking the USCG test. I have heard also by rumors that it is a very difficult test.

The Bartender · 06-17-2006, 02:38 PM

Here is what I found about renewal. Forget the rumors, what you want is about half way down the page, in a blue area. I have never had to take the sea school, I don't know. Hope this helps.

http://www.uscg.mil/STCW/ldcr-renewal.htm

Hooked Up · 06-17-2006, 05:55 PM

Thanks for the information. I had seen this page before. I just wanted to know if anyone here has taken that USCG open-book test exercise. Want to have the details of the test as far as how many questions, etc. The SeaSchool refresher course is a one day deal. I did SeaSchool for my original OUPV 5 years ago.