Levels describe the amount of logged days of on-the-water experience the student has entered into their electronic Logbook. Level 3 or level iii means you have logged 50 qualifying days on the water.
"Qualifying time" varies by rank due to the nature of the Rank. For example:
Bareboat Charter Master rank or Captain rank requires at least 50 qualifying days of which:
- At least 50% of the days must be as Master of the vessel.
- Vessels must be 20 ft (6.1m) or longer.
- At least 50% of experience must be on a vessel 28 feet (8.4 meters) or longer.
For Sail these must be on a sailboat. For Power, these can be either a sailboat of a power bott.