OUPV Exam Study Guides
Free study guides covering all 4 sections of the USCG OUPV (Six-Pack) Captain's License exam. 160 total questions. Two sections require 90% to pass.
⚓Rules of the Road
COLREGS, inland rules, lights, shapes, sounds, and steering rules.
Hardest — #1 failure point
50q
90% to pass
Closed book
🔥Deck General / Safety
Seamanship, stability, engines, maritime law, fire prevention, lifesaving.
Broadest coverage
50q
70% to pass
Open book
🧭Navigation General
Aids to navigation, compass, tides, weather, electronics.
Most technical
50q
70% to pass
Open book
📐Chart Plotting
Course plotting, TVMDC, dead reckoning, fixes, set & drift.
#2 failure point — miss only 1
10q
90% to pass
Open book
About the OUPV Exam
The USCG OUPV (Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels) exam has 4 sections with 160 total questions. You must pass each section independently. Two sections — Rules of the Road and Chart Plotting — require 90%, making them the most common failure points.
160
Total Questions
4
Sections