# Can I volunteer my time on a seagoing WW2 ship in exchange for sea time?

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**Category:** Maritime Employment\
**Created:** [May 21, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/can-i-volunteer-my-time-on-a-seagoing-ww2-ship-in-exchange-for-sea-time/51596 "2019-05-21T14:59:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![GatorSnipe44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@GatorSnipe44](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/GatorSnipe44)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/can-i-volunteer-my-time-on-a-seagoing-ww2-ship-in-exchange-for-sea-time/51596/1 "2019-05-21T14:59:48Z")

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I live in the Tampa, FL area where we have a seagoing WW2 era ship (S.S. American Victory). I am currently in the process of taking my Basic Safety Training STCW-95 course so I can apply for my MMC. Would I be able to volunteer my time doing deck or engineroom work (my background in the Navy) in exchange for sea time? The ship is docked most of the year and goes out in the Gulf every so often. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![LI\_Domer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/li_domer/32/768_2.png) [@LI\_Domer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LI_Domer)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/can-i-volunteer-my-time-on-a-seagoing-ww2-ship-in-exchange-for-sea-time/51596/2 "2019-05-21T15:58:15Z")

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You’d have to ask them, I’m sure their crew gets seatime credited when they get underway though.

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**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/can-i-volunteer-my-time-on-a-seagoing-ww2-ship-in-exchange-for-sea-time/51596/3 "2019-05-21T16:10:45Z")

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As noted, you need to ask them. But, you will need to have the approriate endorsements for whatever position you are serving in (which may include STCW) and, time that is not underway will be discounted, see [46 CFR 10.232(e)](https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=dcc3a670dd7ec734aecfb1057927d442&mc=true&node=se46.1.10_1232&rgn=div8).

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**Author:** ![huckleberry\_hound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@huckleberry\_hound](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/huckleberry_hound)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/can-i-volunteer-my-time-on-a-seagoing-ww2-ship-in-exchange-for-sea-time/51596/4 "2020-06-03T01:21:31Z")

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snipes get time at the pier if gennys are on.

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**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/can-i-volunteer-my-time-on-a-seagoing-ww2-ship-in-exchange-for-sea-time/51596/5 "2020-06-03T02:39:41Z")

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True

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**Author:** ![tbritt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@tbritt](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tbritt)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/can-i-volunteer-my-time-on-a-seagoing-ww2-ship-in-exchange-for-sea-time/51596/6 "2020-06-03T09:49:01Z")

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It is worth asking them. I remember people getting seatime from volunteering on the J O’brien in SF