# Bown water to blue water
**URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493
**Category:** Marine Engineering
**Created:** [November 22, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493 "2011-11-22T05:27:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@towboatchief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/towboatchief)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493/1 "2011-11-22T05:27:22Z")
the big move need help , getting an chief osv , took my bst and boatman (psc) next taking my medcare when i get off this trip , do i need a rating forming part of an engineering watch, i have a dde unlimited any hp . been on brown water for 20 years chief for 18 years of them now i would like to run with the big dogs . thanks guys
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### Author:  [@KPEngineer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPEngineer)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493/2 "2011-11-22T07:52:58Z")
Yes, get an RFPEW and QMED - any rating. I’m pretty sure it’s just a paperwork thing since you have the DDE AHP but you will want the credentials that are most applicable to deep sea.
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### Author:  [@towboatchief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/towboatchief)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493/3 "2011-11-22T20:08:31Z")
I get the Qmed any rating, do I get the rfpew because of the ddr unlimited if not is there a place to get training? ? Thanks
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### Author:  [@KPEngineer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPEngineer)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493/4 "2011-11-22T20:20:30Z")
Basically RFPEW the STCW version of QMED. NMC Policy Letter 14-02 [http://www.uscg.mil/nmc//marpers/pag/14-02.pdf](http://www.uscg.mil/nmc//marpers/pag/14-02.pdf) will give you all the gory details of what you need to do to get it. Google will give you tons of hits of places that offer training.
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### Author:  [@towboatchief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/towboatchief)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493/5 "2011-11-22T20:30:18Z")
Thanks so much, I have some reading to do now
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### Author:  [@towboatchief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/towboatchief)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493/6 "2011-11-23T10:29:49Z")
Hi again, all the school I talked to about the rfpew have the paper work but not the training.
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### Author:  [@harddown\_hookedup](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/harddown_hookedup)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/bown-water-to-blue-water/6493/7 "2012-05-12T19:58:09Z")
Ronnie???