[QUOTE=“Siberfire;112526”]Hmmm… Kind of in the same situation. The tug is 593 GT and the barge is 4040 GT. The caveat I heard was because it is an ATB as opposed to an ITB only the tug time counts. Never thought about getting a restricted 2nd… Didn’t know it was an option. Sure would rather only take a 60 question instead of the whole shebang.[/QUOTE]
Look through the threads here. JDCavo posted details on how to use barge tonnage for an ATB. It’s a 2 for 1 sea time credit (2 years onboard counts as 1 year if sea time) and you can only use it for half your sea time. Apply for second mate and 1600 ton master at the same time and see what happens.