Education

A weeklong in-person program is but one way to gain a US Coast Guard license to work on the water.

MARK PILLSBURY

Plot a Course for CAPTAIN CREDENTIALS It was early afternoon on Day One of a weeklong course to prepare for the US Coast Guard’s captain’s exam, and besides my head feeling like a balloon about to pop, already several pages of my notebook were filled with hastily scribbled notes, including this gem: 1.169 x square root of light height = geographical range. Who knew I’d have to know that? During the course of the morning, we’ d slogged our way through license requirements, calculating days underway inshore and seaward of the boundary line that wraps like a string around the offshore points along America’s coasts. We’d touched on license endorsements, required publications when carrying passengers, and a list of additional things we’d need to procure before applying for any license. Things…

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Cruising World (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2023

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