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Originally Posted by Howitzer
I wonder if anyone here has taken the USCG Captains exam lately , it used to be a grueling navigation section.
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I haven't but my father got his "Six Pack" Captains license about 10 years ago now (took the BoatWise course I believe) and it was a *****. He wants to get his 100T license in a couple years when he retires to run one of the river tour boats as something to do. My mother desperately hopes he goes through with it!
A couple of his friends that he took the 6 pack course with did just that when they retired. One runs the Fishers Island ferry and another runs a 60 passenger tour/charter boat on the CT River just because they love being on the water and love running a "big boat", they'd probably do it for free if that wouldn't take ammo away from crabbing about Social Security.
I have nowhere near the logged hours needed to go for a "Six Pack" yet but hope to in the coming years as I get more available time on the water.