# Current USCG checklist for 500 / 1600 Master Oceans & Near Coastal Download **URL:** \ **Category:** 500 Ton Master Upgrade\ **Created:** [May 3, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/current-uscg-checklist-for-500-1600-master-oceans-near-coastal-download/3954 "2010-05-03T07:24:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shellback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shellback](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Shellback)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/current-uscg-checklist-for-500-1600-master-oceans-near-coastal-download/3954/22 "2013-01-30T09:09:12Z")
Equivalent Supervisory Position This was explained to me by my license consultant…The equivalent supervisory position was written in to account for military personnel that have job titles and duties that correspond directly with civilian equivalants…If you look in the Marine Safety Manual it talks about this…I used this when I upgraded… ---
**Author:** ![Bayrunner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/bayrunner/32/966_2.png) [@Bayrunner](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Bayrunner)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/current-uscg-checklist-for-500-1600-master-oceans-near-coastal-download/3954/23 "2013-05-01T13:52:16Z")
My “supervisory equivalent position” came from time on a 99 ton dinner boat. The boats COI called for a Captain and a licensed mate or instead of the licensed mate the boat could have a designated “senior deckhand” since I held a 100 ton master’s license at the time and was the “senior deckhand/licensed mate” they let me count it. ---
**Author:** ![rwells78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@rwells78](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/rwells78)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/current-uscg-checklist-for-500-1600-master-oceans-near-coastal-download/3954/24 "2014-04-29T13:33:11Z")
Service where a mariner credential is not required such as on a government vessel or on an uninspected fishing vessel or tug. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/current-uscg-checklist-for-500-1600-master-oceans-near-coastal-download/3954/26 "2019-05-30T22:19:32Z")
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