Agreed Capt Phoenix; why they would allow a 2nd mate unlimited go master 1600/3000 is a dangerous pathway, from an often not always “paper mate” on a ship with virtually no boat or shiphandling experience or expertise except as a “hand puppet” operating the throttle repeating commands from pilot/master and going to a vessel increasingly sophisticated that many unlimited crowd still look down their noses on, is a bad idea and hopefully moderated by hiring company assessments. It is probably due to the existing pathway from master limited crossing over to third mate, which is a much more sensible route as the third will be observed in daylight hours and on deck and after sailing master on substantial tonnage vessels. I don’t want to totally knock the reciprocal crossover however as that is the way I and many other “oil field trash” mariners [a term of endearment which I am proud of] slid into the sainted large unlimited vessel sector!