I’ve paid for all my C/M classes, the signs off did them through classes and all STCW classes. It took a while, but it can be done. The benefit of staying as a C/M in the gulf is for the 1.5 days of seatime per day, also the variety of different cargoes we manage. I would NOT like loosing the DP cert. Anyhow completely understand you want to leave the gulf, it’s not for everyone. The current vessel working on, for 6 months changed from SubChapter L to I. Now it’s back to L but working in Brazilian waters.