It’s now only possible if you are ex-military and have sufficient watch officer experience equivalent to 3rd Mate, or if you have experience on a foreign 3rd Mate license.
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I got an original unlimited chief mate license in 1985 after sailing as AB for 5years plus 10 years Navy time.
Planning on it
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Roger that
Guess I’ll get some good paperwork skills then if I ever want to go shoreside.I’ll do my best to keep the bitching to a minimum, cant promise anything.
You’ll very likely just be a glorified AB so be prepared to work hard. Take DP Basic ASAP and spend a few hours a day on the bridge to get DP time so you can move up.
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