Master's License | |
As a result of their decision to extend their leasing business to include captained charters internationally in near-coastal waters, the master's license was now a requirement. So, Owen went back to school to short circuit the Coast Guard time required for governmental paperwork while at the same time brushing up on his knowledge. He attended SeaSchool's four intensive courses given both in Orlando, Florida, and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. | The formal coursework included: (1) Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) that covers the elements for legal and safe operation of vessels at sea; (2) the upgrade of the OUPV to a 50-ton Master's license; STCW-95, Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping that covers basic firefighting, personal survival, personal safety/social responsibility, and elementary first aid; the endorsement for Auxiliary Sail that covers the additional knowledge required to operate a sailing vessel. |
|
Capt. Owen C. Jones is a United States Coast Guard licensed U.S. Merchant Marine Officer and Certified Master of Steam, Motor or Auxiliary Sail Vessels of no more than 100 Gross Registered Tons upon Near Coastal Waters (USCG License #1144547). He also holds a Boatmaster License Grade 1 license issued by the [British] Virgin Islands Shipping Registry for Small Commercial Vessels of up to 100 Gross Registered Tonnes, operating in Coastal Waters and carrying not more than twelve passengers (BVISR License #BVI-R06101100). He holds a license endorsement attesting to issuance of a Certificate under the provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as Amended in 1995 (STCW-95). |
|
|
|
|
