I’m going to jump in here as Captain of one of the ECO government boats and hopefully clear something up for you a little. The sea time will depend on which one you go to. As JD Cavo said, it all depends on how the ship is certificated.
Now, the big thing that I really wanted to clear up. Forget what you heard about the GOM and supply boats if you’re going to government division. Just about all of us in command either came from deep sea or at the very least came from gray hulls. The company still wants the boats run like they do in the gulf, but there’s some leeway and they’re about as close to what deep sea is like as you’ll find in any of the bayou companies running govt contracts.
If you have any questions I might be able to answer, feel free to message me on here.