The previous topic was way long and possibly archive material from 2021.
Any one have info on the review process and how long it takes. It has been escalated and is out of the hands of the evaluator.
Mr. Cavo, being the best help here, can you give us some time frames/insights/clues.
Thanks.
No. I’m not aware of the time it currently takes to get reconsideration. It had been taking a while in the past, but it was improving and I don’t know the current status. While my office does do appeals of NMC decisions, and would see how long it took to make its way to our office, my role is usually limited to advising on the policy and regulation issues in the appeal and I rarely see the chronology of the appeal.
Much appreciated Mr. Cavo.
I think I speak for a lot of the mariners here who appreciate your help in interpreting/providing the much needed understanding of the regs.
Thank you once again.
If only there were more mariners (and I mean mariners who have sailed and know commercial boats from the UIPV) working at the NMC and MARAD, including those heading the agencies, for US shipping, economically, the results would be far reaching - a greater share of world commercial shipping instead of a decline and limited to Jones Act.
9/30 Application submitted
10/1 Application accepted
11/7 Awaiting professional evaluation
12/3 Being evaluated
12/4 Approved to print
12/9 Mailed
12/12 Received
Submitted 09-2-24
Received in Mail 11-15-24
If it’s been more than 6 weeks involve your Congressman. Call them, you’ll get an aide and a couple days later they should call you back. That’s what they’re there for. Call them.
When I was running a maritime school sending in packages in 2023, the best I saw was 5 weeks from submittal to in-hand. Personally, my last personal upgrade was sent in Jan 2024 and took 6 months. They’re all over the place. It really seems to depend on what evaluator you get and how much they want to kick things back that are irrelevant.