# Future of Deck Officers 2019 and Beyond

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/future-of-deck-officers-2019-and-beyond/50887>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [March 11, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/future-of-deck-officers-2019-and-beyond/50887 "2019-03-11T17:10:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/future-of-deck-officers-2019-and-beyond/50887/45 "2019-08-06T04:33:21Z")

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> [@johnny.dollar](#):
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> STCW OICEW can be obtained with the USCG national 3rd seatime.

It requires the full 1080 days so if you get your 3ae via the abet engineering degree and 180 days in the engine room then you don’t qualify.

(That’s the same as how Master 3,000 GT isn’t an automatic endorsement with Master 1,600 GRT anymore. If an academy grad gets a year as mate and upgrades to 2nd mate with a 1,600 Master crossover they don’t qualify for Master 3,000 GT anymore.)

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