OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Credentials
A vessel carrying 7 or more passengers for hire must, as a rule, be:
- AAn uninspected vessel with an OUPV operator
- BAn inspected small passenger vessel holding a Certificate of Inspection✓ Correct
- CDocumented only, with no inspection
- DOperated only on inland waters
Explanation
Carrying 7 or more passengers (or any number on a larger vessel) crosses into 'small passenger vessel' service requiring a Certificate of Inspection under Subchapter T (under 100 GT) or K (over 150 passengers), and a Master's license rather than an OUPV.
Authority: 46 CFR Subchapter T; 46 CFR Subchapter K
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