OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Credentials & Routes
An OUPV credential restricted to 'inland waters' authorizes the holder to operate:
- AOn the oceans up to 200 NM offshore
- BOn the Great Lakes only
- COnly on waters shoreward of the COLREGS Demarcation Lines and other designated inland waters✓ Correct
- DAnywhere the vessel can float
Explanation
An inland route is limited to the waters inside the COLREGS Demarcation Lines and other waters designated as inland. To work seaward of those lines the operator needs a near-coastal (or oceans) route on the credential.
Authority: 46 CFR 10.107; Navigation Rules (Demarcation Lines)
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