Always ask for a renewal as well when applying for a raise in grade

They automatically did that to my last upgrade. I am upgrading again now and they marked it a renewal as well, I like the fact that I am getting it all at once, but it really complicates the process. There is a checklist for each license I hold. 1600 Master, Checklist, Master of towing checklist, Barge Supervisor checklist, Large OSV checklist, then my regular upgrade checklist. It confuses me, much less some civil servant who doesn’t know which end is the bow and which is the stern.