Enroll in the Upgrade Master 100 Tons to Master 200 Tons (USCAPT 527) Course.
Any applicant who has successfully completed this Upgrade Master 100 Tons to Master 200 Tons (USCAPT-527) course within one year of the date of submitting a complete application will satisfy the examination requirements of 46 CFR 11.201(j)(1) for original issuance of the following endorsements:
⦁ Upgrade from Master of vessels of less than 100 GRT to Master or Mate of vessels of less than 200 GRT upon Near Coastal, or Great Lakes and Inland, or Inland waters, PROVIDED the applicant holds at least a Master 100 GRT endorsement or has met the examination requirements for Master 100 GRT within one year of the date of submitting a complete application; AND
⦁ Increase the scope of a credential of Master of vessels of less than 100 GRT, or Master or Mate of Vessels of less than 200 GRT upon Great Lakes and Inland, or Inland waters to Near Coastal waters.
This course does not satisfy the Rules of the Road: International and Inland examination requirement to remove a geographic COLREGS limitation from a deck officer endorsement.