# Cross over USCG

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cross-over-uscg/64147>\
**Category:** Engineering\
**Created:** [September 15, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cross-over-uscg/64147 "2022-09-15T04:47:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Hasan32](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/hasan32/32/2065_2.png) [@Hasan32](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hasan32)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cross-over-uscg/64147/1 "2022-09-15T04:47:27Z")

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Is there any indian chief Engineer successfully crossed over to USCG licences.  
Is it worth to do so much work for crossover?

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**Author:** ![Capt\_Phoenix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capt_phoenix/32/281_2.png) [@Capt\_Phoenix](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Phoenix)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cross-over-uscg/64147/2 "2022-09-15T12:06:43Z")

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> [@Hasan32](#):
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> Is there any indian chief Engineer successfully crossed over to USCG licences.

It’s very likely. You would have to be a US citizen, take all the STCW classes at USCG approved schools, and take the USCG exams.

> [@Hasan32](#):
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> Is it worth to do so much work for crossover?

If you’re a US citizen you’re most likely living in the US so it would be really hard to earn a living sailing foreign flag so I would imagine it’s worth it.

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**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cross-over-uscg/64147/3 "2022-09-15T18:05:24Z")

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There are a great many foreign officers that have become US citizens and obtained USCG credentials.

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**Author:** ![jimrr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jimrr/32/38358_2.png) [@jimrr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jimrr)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cross-over-uscg/64147/4 "2022-09-21T15:56:38Z")

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true, many people cross over. I recall a japanese engineer who’d spent 4-6 yrs? in Marine engineer school in Japan, married a US National and wanted to convert. He got the wrong info or the wrong rep at NMC (handled at region level in those days)  
and did his sea days all over again!  
He’s probably a Chief by now but I thought it a crime as he knew more than most any engineer I sailed with. electronics and math and general stuff. a great guy and a big asset to whatever ship he sails now.