Hello all, I’m considering maritime school eventually to become a deck officer and am looking for some feedback on a couple things. I have shoplifting convictions from when I was 16 & 17 years old. Record has been clean since. I wouldn’t graduate until my mid to late 30’s. Is this going to be a …

Your juvenile shoplifting convictions are unlikely to be a major problem. However, this is IMPORTANT, you will need excellent legal advice from a good lawyer who understands the USCG’s legal definition of the term “conviction”. I do not know whether you will need to disclose juvenile convictions t…

It shouldn’t be a problem unless you fail to disclose it. See the table in 46 CFR 10.211 , shoplifting is not listed, but other crimes against property have “assessment periods” of 5 to 10 years. So it is unlikely there will be a problem with convictions over 10 years old. Also note that the “assessm…

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