Free boating safety tools, study guides, and quizzes — for every boater on the water, from weekend lake days to offshore passages. Plus full USCG captain's license exam prep with a pass guarantee.
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Safety Guides & Free Tools
Pre-departure checklists, right of way rules, VHF radio, nav lights — no exam, no account needed.
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USCG Exam Prep
Every license level and endorsement. Adaptive practice, full simulations, and a pass guarantee.
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Whether you're taking the kids out on the lake or planning a coastal passage, these tools make you a safer skipper.
Customizable by vessel type. Run it before every trip. Printable.
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🎯10 questions every boater should ace — right of way, distress, anchoring, CO safety.
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📻Channels, MAYDAY calls, DSC, and radio procedure. 15-question quiz included.
Learn VHF →
⚓5 lessons on safety gear, right of way, nav lights, float plans, and MOB.
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📋 Float Plan Generator
Fill out before every trip. Leave with a shore contact. Printable.
⚖️ State Boating Laws
Key rules for 12 states — age limits, PFD requirements, BAC, registration.
👥 Crew Safety Training
PRO10 real-world scenarios: MOB, MAYDAY, fire, flooding, and distress.
🏆 Skipper Certification
PROThree levels of recognition — track your progress from coastal to blue water.
📖 Vessel Log
PROLog every trip — miles, crew, conditions. Build your on-water record.
🗂 Reference Cards
PROPrintable quick-ref cards: VHF channels, nav lights, COLREGS, distress signals.
💡 Navigation Lights Quiz
Identify vessel type and aspect from light patterns.
🔴 IALA Buoy System Quiz
Red nuns, green cans, junction buoys, and safe water marks.
🌊 Offshore Ready Track
Passage planning, weather, EPIRB, and watch standing.
🚤 Jet Boat River Run
Navigate shallows, rocks, and rapids in 8-bit style. Watch for bears.
Purpose-built for the USCG exam. Not a generic quiz app — a professional maritime study system.
Every answer explained by a real 100-Ton captain, not a software developer. You'll understand the why, not just the what.
Never run out of material. Questions are generated on demand and tuned to your weak areas — so you're always drilling what actually needs work.
The app finds your weak spots and drills them until you're ready. Track every topic, every session, every improvement.
One subscription covers all license levels and specialty endorsements.
Base Licenses
6-Pak (OUPV) — Near Coastal
60 questions · 70 min · 70% passing
6-Pak (OUPV) — Inland
60 questions · 70 min · 70% passing
Master 25 GRT
60 questions · 70 min · 70% passing
Master 50 GRT
80 questions · 100 min · 70% passing
Master 100 GRT — Near Coastal
120 questions · 150 min · 70% passing
Master 100 GRT — Inland
120 questions · 150 min · 70% passing
Master 200 GRT
120 questions · 150 min · 70% passing
Master 500 GRT
150 questions · 180 min · 70% passing
Master 1600 GRT
150 questions · 180 min · 70% passing
Specialty Endorsements
Assistance Towing
Towing operations & equipment
Master/Mate of Towing Vessels
Full towing credential
Sailing Endorsement
Sail trim, rigging & seamanship
Radar Observer
Radar plotting & interpretation
Inspected Passenger Vessel
Passenger safety & regulations
Fishing Industry
Commercial fishing operations
Tank Vessel — Petroleum
Hazmat & petroleum handling
Tank Vessel — Liquefied Gas
LNG/LPG cargo operations
STCW International
International certification standards
⚠ Rules of the Road requires 90% — all other sections require 70%
COLREGS hierarchy, sound signals, nav lights, and VHF procedure — on one printable page. We'll email it to you instantly.
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