I will be applying for 500 master 1600 mate, Great Lakes.
Have they changed the rule that said up to 180 days or 25% of time(whichever is less) can be engine room time? I haven’t found it yet it the link provided above. If that is still an option what I am trying to determine is if I can use engine room time on a 650 ton vessel as recency for the deck license upgrade.(I have a 100 ton). I have no deck time in the past 3 years.
Below is what i have found floating around in the internet.
Sec. 10.410
Requirements for deck licenses for vessels of not more than 1600 gross tons.
(a) Licenses as master and mate of vessels of not more than 1600 gross tons are issued in the following tonnage categories:
(1) Not more than 1,600 gross tons; (2) Not more than 500 gross tons; or, (3) Between 25-200 gross tons in 50 ton increments and with appropriate mode of propulsion such as steam or
motor, sail, or auxiliary sail.
(b) Experience gained in the engine department on vessels of appropriate tonnage may be creditable for up to 25 percent of the service requirements for any mate license in this category.