KC - that is true but that is why ships have three mates. The 3m is a learning position. A new academy grad isn’t going to be any better at that than a tug boater. Hell, it is possible to be an unlimited master and not be good at that if all you ever did was work on drill ships in the gulf of mexico. Different sectors of the shipping industry are like different sectors of the towing industry, apples and oranges. All the license means is that you can pass a test and probably also navigate a vessel. Everything else needs to be learned on the job.