# 500ton mates exams **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [January 13, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500ton-mates-exams/61957 "2022-01-13T10:27:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![colbywitt45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@colbywitt45](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/colbywitt45)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500ton-mates-exams/61957/1 "2022-01-13T10:27:26Z")
Hi I’m studying for my 500ton mates NC exams and finding it to be a lot of information to digest I was wondering if anyone knew if i could split up the exams I take, for example take RR, Deck gen and deck safety then come back at a later date and complete the rest of the exams. thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500ton-mates-exams/61957/2 "2022-01-13T11:37:00Z")
Once you start taking exams, you have to take them on consecutive days, two a day. See paragraph 8 on page 7 of the [NMC Exam Guide](https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/NMC/pdfs/examinations/deck_engineering_guide_as_of_3_24_14.pdf). The only way to come back and take other modules is to fail them on your first try. The last bit is not facetious. It’s a common strategy to prioritize studying for certain modules with the intent to re-take the lower priority ones if you fail them. Just don’t fail 3 or more modules, then you need to take the entire exam again. ---
**Author:** ![colbywitt45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@colbywitt45](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/colbywitt45)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/500ton-mates-exams/61957/3 "2022-01-13T16:42:32Z")
thanks.