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Originally Posted by persistence
I am a little confused on the licensing though. I do have USCG 100 ton near coastal. I am covered on the lake, correct? And, I was recently told to get a license to say, drive the Mount, one would need an over 40' license. which basically consists of bringing a 40'vessel to a testing place (marine patrol?) and showing you can dock it. Then, one would be licensed for the Mount. Is this true?
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When I got my commercial license (It actually says "Captain, Master, Pilot, Engineer") many years ago, MP came to our home port to do the water test. That included an oral review as well as the written exam. In those days, the license was for a certain size boat and horsepower. I think my first one said 30' and 400 hp. Later, I had another job offer and I upgraded (new water test) to 40 feet and 700 hp. I'd expect if you were going to work for the Mount it might say "unlimited" but still restrict you to inland waters, and leave oceaN to the USCG.