With a USCG 3rd mate Unlimited, would finding work on a mega yacht be fairly easy because of the massive license compared to the average 200 ton/ yachtmaster? Any other advise/ info is really appreciated. Thanks!

Depends if you know how to handle a boat. A lot of guys on big ships couldn’t dock a 200’ ship if their life depended on it.

If you’re going to post 2 pretty similar threads try to condense them into a single thread to prevent 2 parallel conversations from sprouting up. 1 is always better As to your question, no, finding work on yachts with a USCG 3/M U/L is not easy. Americans the world over have developed a reputation…

[QUOTE=PaddyWest2012;168785]If you’re going to post 2 pretty similar threads try to condense them into a single thread to prevent 2 parallel conversations from sprouting up. 1 is always better As to your question, no, finding work on yachts with a USCG 3/M U/L is not easy. Americans the world over …

I know plenty of Americans who have worked on yachts at one time or another. I see lots of yachts with American crews too. Depends on who owns it and where it will really operate too.

[QUOTE=seastheday;168766]With a USCG 3rd mate Unlimited, would finding work on a mega yacht be fairly easy because of the massive license compared to the average 200 ton/ yachtmaster? Any other advise/ info is really appreciated. Thanks![/QUOTE] Do you possess the massive ego to go along with that …

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z-drive October 29, 2015, 9:52pm 7

indications point to the affirmative

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