Another AB to Mate question

[skycowboy]

Just go to the homeport website and look at the checklist

[Capt_Phoenix]

@"buzzy12"

Going from your AB to a 1600 ton? Now don’t you have to have seatime as a master to get the 1600 Ton? Im approved for my 500 ton and you have to have a certain amount of time as a master/mate, and a certain amount of that time you must be serving on your license isn’t that correct or am I misreading my paperwork which I’ve done numerous times before haha

No, the only difference between 500 ton mate and 1600 ton mate is one year extra on deck and 90 more days as AB. Oh, and half your time needs to be over 100 grt instead of 50 grt. You only need time as master or mate to get an ocean endorsement.

[buzzy12]

Oh ok I didn’t think there was a big difference in all that, my old captain who ran the same boat as me did the 1600 ton so I figured I could have went for that but I would have had to wait for the rest of my sea time so I figured I’d go for the 500 ton since that’s all I really need for what I want to do

[dredgeboater]

@"buzzy12"

Oh ok I didn’t think there was a big difference in all that, my old captain who ran the same boat as me did the 1600 ton so I figured I could have went for that but I would have had to wait for the rest of my sea time so I figured I’d go for the 500 ton since that’s all I really need for what I want to do

It never hurts to go for a bigger license. Plans change, companies change, vessels keep getting bigger.

[RubberRhib888]

@"dredgeboater"

It never hurts to go for a bigger license. Plans change, companies change, vessels keep getting bigger.

I second that. You should always go for the bigger license. It’s better to have it and not need it…than to need it and not have it. Go big or go home.