| Operator, uninspected passenger vessels, near coastal. | ||
| Communications: | Radiotelephone Communications | Required |
| Signals: Storm/Wreck/Dist./Special | Required | |
| Compass-Magnetic and Gyro: | Magnetic Compass Error/Correction | Required |
| Determination of Compass Error: | Terrestrial Observation | Required |
| Emergency Procedures: | Abandon Ship Procedures | Required |
| Collision | Required | |
| Fire or Explosion | Required | |
| Man Overboard Procedures | Required | |
| Passenger/Crew Safety in Emergency | Required | |
| Temporary Repairs | Required | |
| Fire Prevention and Firefighting Appliances: | Basic Firefighting and Prevention | Required |
| Classes and Chemistry of Fire | Required | |
| Lifesaving: | Lifesaving Appliance Operation | Required |
| Maritime Law:National Maritime Law: | Cert. and Documentation of Vessels | Required |
| Licensing & Certification of Seamen | Required | |
| Pollution Prevention Regulations | Required | |
| Rules and Regs for Uninsp. Vessels | Required | |
| Medical Care: Knowledge and use of: | First Aid | Required |
| Meteorology and Oceanography: | Characteristics of Weather Systems | Required |
| Piloting: | Bearing Problems | Required |
| Chart Navigation | Required | |
| Dead Reckoning | Required | |
| Distance Off | Required | |
| Fix or Running Fix | Required | |
| SAIL/AUXILIARY SAIL VESSELS ADDENDUM (8): | Any other subject considered necessary to establish the applicant's proficiency | Required |
| Seamanship: | Marlinspike Seamanship | Required |
| Ship Maneuvering and Handling: | Anchoring and Mooring | Required |
| Berthing and Unberthing | Required | |
| General: Turn Circle, Pivot Point, Advance and Transfer | Required | |
| Heavy Weather Operations | Required | |
| Interaction with Bank/Passing Ship | Required | |
| Maneuvering in Shallow Water | Required | |
| Shiphandling in Rivers, Estuaries | Required | |
| Wake Reduction | Required | |
| Ship Power Plants: | Small Engine Operations and Maintenance | Required |
| Ship Stability, Construction, and Damage Control: | Damage Control | For licenses over 100 gross tons. |
| Shipboard Management and Training: | Safety | Required |
| Ship Sanitation | Required | |
| Ship's Business: | Certificates and Documents Required | Required |
| Tides and Tidal Currents: | Calculations | Required |
| Publications | Required | |
| Terms and Definitions | Required | |
| Times of Celestial Phenomena: | Electronic Navigation | Required |
| Instruments and Accessories | Required | |
| Watchkeeping: | COLREGS | Required |
| Inland Navigational Rules | Required | |
| Navigation General | Aids To Navigation | Required |
| Charts, Navigation Publications, and Notices to Mariners | Required | |