Skipper license?

whitecaps · 10-07-2006, 10:10

You guys tired of all my question yet?

I think it would be cool to have a Skipper License, do any of you know the ropes in getting one? This way I can maybe make some money sailing other peoples boats for them? I would like to meet some people and maybe help them as a crew member if needed and or skipper there boat for them?

I remember asking my DAD when I was little" How come this boat never moves DAD" It was a boat next to use in a slip! He said those people have a person come out and sail there boat for them, because they never learned to sail! So I think there is a lot of people like this today what do you guys think?

Sunspot Baby · 10-07-2006, 10:21

Assuming you are in the U. S. the requirements are well documented at the Coast Guard web site http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm.

The most time consuming thing for me was documenting sea service. Unfortunately, there were a lot of days sailing on boats in Asia that I couldn’t document because I lost contact with the vessel owner.

Many people go to a USCG approved school to train and take the test. You can also do independent study and go to a Regional Examination Center to test.

Visit the site at the link above and I think you will get most of the information you seek and it will be the “official version” not what someone may think they know.

Sunspot Baby

whitecaps · 10-07-2006, 11:42

Thats cool I will check this out thanks! If your in the Lake Erie area me and the wife are always looking for a sailboat ride...

Or if you need a crew..

CSY Man · 10-07-2006, 12:56

A school, or a "cram course" is highly recommended.

I did that twice, first for my 6 pax ticket, then for the 100 ton.

Lots of stuff to memorize, but the schools have some kind of system to get it in your head.

Documenting the sea time was also an issue, took me several weeks to get all the stuff together, finding people I sailed with years ago etc.

whitecaps · 10-07-2006, 21:31

CsyMan,

Is there anything about swimming on this test?

Sunspot Baby · 11-07-2006, 03:59

I read your other thread relative to swimming and no, there is no swim test but there will be stuff on in the water survival, hypothermia, etc. Its book stuff, no practical.

Speaking of practical, I find it interesting that all testing is theory; there is no requirement to demonstrate any seamanship or boat handling. Just time served.

Sunspot Baby

xort · 15-07-2006, 14:00

Sunspot & CSYman
Can you elaborate on documenting time at sea?
I've owned my own boat for about 12 years but don't keep an accurate log or journal. What else will they accept?

Sunspot Baby · 15-07-2006, 15:01

On a boat you owned, and can provide proof of owner ship, they seem to accept whatever reasonable time you claim. I felt I was conservative in my time on a previously owned sport fisher, becuase I did not have a complete log of all time operating the boat.

On my current boat, I keep a detailed log and counted only days actually underway and did not count days on the hook or in a slip.

If you were a cook in the Navy, you can claim all your sea time as confirmed by USN. That includes even time in port.

I know of a captain who accumulated sea time on an excursion boat as a "story teller."

The vast majority of licensed skippers have a ton of time they can't document but they have so much that they can, that it is not a problem. There are the few that stretch the truth.

I count myself among the former. I encourage you not to become one of the latter.

Sunspot Baby

ssullivan · 15-07-2006, 17:25

Going to "school" for the license is the only way. It will save you money in test taking fees.

MOONLIGHTING · 02-08-2006, 08:13

HI EVERYONE ,FIRST TIME USER ,I LIVE COMFORTABLY IN ISRAEL AT THE MOMENT AND IM LOOKIN INTO GETTING MY SKIPPER LICENSE OUT HERE,MY PLAN DOWN THE LINE HOPEFULLY TO LIVE ON A NICE SIZE SAILBOAT AND CRUISE THE WORLD,AM I NORMAL?

GordMay · 02-08-2006, 08:49

No - you're not normal; you're EXCEPTIONAL (as are cruisers all) !!!

Sunspot Baby · 02-08-2006, 08:51

Moonlighting:

No you are not normal, therefore you will fit in well in this forum.

So that more people see you and welcome you, you should post a new thread in the "meets and greets" section.

Welcome aboard.

jean1146 · 02-08-2006, 08:57

Even if you sail with friends the time you spent on their boat will count as long as you can get proof and have your friends sign some kind of an affidavit.I went and got my sixpack like that,the problem is how much of all that do I remenber today? I guess it's practice practice....JC.

10-07-2006, 10:10	#1
whitecaps Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 36	Skipper license? You guys tired of all my question yet? I think it would be cool to have a Skipper License, do any of you know the ropes in getting one? This way I can maybe make some money sailing other peoples boats for them? I would like to meet some people and maybe help them as a crew member if needed and or skipper there boat for them? I remember asking my DAD when I was little" How come this boat never moves DAD" It was a boat next to use in a slip! He said those people have a person come out and sail there boat for them, because they never learned to sail! So I think there is a lot of people like this today what do you guys think? __________________ "Dont Worry About It Until It Brakes!" Billy Abbott

10-07-2006, 10:21	#2
Sunspot Baby Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Bern, NC Boat: Prout Manta 38' Catamaran - Sunspot Baby Posts: 1,257	Assuming you are in the U. S. the requirements are well documented at the Coast Guard web site http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm. The most time consuming thing for me was documenting sea service. Unfortunately, there were a lot of days sailing on boats in Asia that I couldn’t document because I lost contact with the vessel owner. Many people go to a USCG approved school to train and take the test. You can also do independent study and go to a Regional Examination Center to test. Visit the site at the link above and I think you will get most of the information you seek and it will be the “official version” not what someone may think they know. Sunspot Baby __________________ She took my address and my name Put my credit to shame Sunspot Baby, sure had a real good time Bob Seger

10-07-2006, 11:42	#3
whitecaps Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 36	Thats cool I will check this out thanks! If your in the Lake Erie area me and the wife are always looking for a sailboat ride... Or if you need a crew.. __________________ "Dont Worry About It Until It Brakes!" Billy Abbott

10-07-2006, 12:56	#4
CSY Man Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Boat: CSY 33 Cutter, "Rhapsody" Posts: 1,902	A school, or a "cram course" is highly recommended. I did that twice, first for my 6 pax ticket, then for the 100 ton. Lots of stuff to memorize, but the schools have some kind of system to get it in your head. Documenting the sea time was also an issue, took me several weeks to get all the stuff together, finding people I sailed with years ago etc. __________________ If you can read this, I have too much time on my hands..

10-07-2006, 21:31	#5
whitecaps Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 36	CsyMan, Is there anything about swimming on this test? __________________ "Dont Worry About It Until It Brakes!" Billy Abbott

11-07-2006, 03:59	#6
Sunspot Baby Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Bern, NC Boat: Prout Manta 38' Catamaran - Sunspot Baby Posts: 1,257	I read your other thread relative to swimming and no, there is no swim test but there will be stuff on in the water survival, hypothermia, etc. Its book stuff, no practical. Speaking of practical, I find it interesting that all testing is theory; there is no requirement to demonstrate any seamanship or boat handling. Just time served. Sunspot Baby __________________ She took my address and my name Put my credit to shame Sunspot Baby, sure had a real good time Bob Seger

15-07-2006, 14:00	#7
xort Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 48	Sunspot & CSYman Can you elaborate on documenting time at sea? I've owned my own boat for about 12 years but don't keep an accurate log or journal. What else will they accept?

15-07-2006, 15:01	#8
Sunspot Baby Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Bern, NC Boat: Prout Manta 38' Catamaran - Sunspot Baby Posts: 1,257	On a boat you owned, and can provide proof of owner ship, they seem to accept whatever reasonable time you claim. I felt I was conservative in my time on a previously owned sport fisher, becuase I did not have a complete log of all time operating the boat. On my current boat, I keep a detailed log and counted only days actually underway and did not count days on the hook or in a slip. If you were a cook in the Navy, you can claim all your sea time as confirmed by USN. That includes even time in port. I know of a captain who accumulated sea time on an excursion boat as a "story teller." The vast majority of licensed skippers have a ton of time they can't document but they have so much that they can, that it is not a problem. There are the few that stretch the truth. I count myself among the former. I encourage you not to become one of the latter. Sunspot Baby __________________ She took my address and my name Put my credit to shame Sunspot Baby, sure had a real good time Bob Seger

15-07-2006, 17:25	#9
ssullivan Senior Cruiser Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,530	Going to "school" for the license is the only way. It will save you money in test taking fees.

02-08-2006, 08:13	#10
MOONLIGHTING Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1	HI EVERYONE ,FIRST TIME USER ,I LIVE COMFORTABLY IN ISRAEL AT THE MOMENT AND IM LOOKIN INTO GETTING MY SKIPPER LICENSE OUT HERE,MY PLAN DOWN THE LINE HOPEFULLY TO LIVE ON A NICE SIZE SAILBOAT AND CRUISE THE WORLD,AM I NORMAL?

02-08-2006, 08:49	#11
GordMay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 12,576	No - you're not normal; you're EXCEPTIONAL (as are cruisers all) !!! __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

02-08-2006, 08:51	#12
Sunspot Baby Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Bern, NC Boat: Prout Manta 38' Catamaran - Sunspot Baby Posts: 1,257	Moonlighting: No you are not normal, therefore you will fit in well in this forum. So that more people see you and welcome you, you should post a new thread in the "meets and greets" section. Welcome aboard. __________________ She took my address and my name Put my credit to shame Sunspot Baby, sure had a real good time Bob Seger

02-08-2006, 08:57	#13
jean1146 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tampa fl Boat: Mahe 36' Posts: 251	Even if you sail with friends the time you spent on their boat will count as long as you can get proof and have your friends sign some kind of an affidavit.I went and got my sixpack like that,the problem is how much of all that do I remenber today? I guess it's practice practice....JC.

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