I currently hold a 1600 Ton Mate Near Coastal license. Ive been looking on the NMC site and found the checklist. Can anyone tell me what I have to do for this? Since I already habe the license, do I still need the sea time? Or can I be grandfathered in? Thanks

You just need to apply for it. You have everything you need already.

[image] Capt_Obvious: You just need to apply for it. Really it shouldn’t even require an application, they should just issue it to everyone who holds a mate or master 1600 like they did with able seafarer.

[image] Capt_Phoenix: Really it shouldn’t even require an application, they should just issue it to everyone who holds a mate or master 1600 like they did with able seafarer. I agree! Especially if you have sea time on OSV’s, it should be automatic.

a 1600 grt master or mate’s ticket covers all self propelled vessels, so in my opinion getting the OSV equivalent is a moot action. the OSV less than 1600 grt tickets were a nice loop hole for the 500 grt master and mates…and from what I learned the only reason that came to be was because of the OS…

[image] Ctony: a 1600 grt master or mate’s ticket covers all self propelled vessels, so in my opinion getting the OSV equivalent is a moot action. the OSV less than 1600 grt tickets were a nice loop hole for the 500 grt master and mates…and from what I learned the only reason that came to be wa…

didn’t realize that. according to checklist it specifies a mate not master so I suppose I wouldn’t qualify.

[image] Ctony: didn’t realize that. I am going to apply for this myself. Check this out for info on master osv mcp_fm_nmc5_33_web.pdf 214.97 KB

[image] Capt_Obvious: A mate osv has a 10,000 ton limit so you can operate much bigger vessels as long as the COI is that of an OSV. Technically a mate OSV license has no tonnage limit, it’s just limited to OSVs. It just so happens that currently OSVs are limited to 10,000 GT.

[image] Ctony: a 1600 grt master or mate’s ticket covers all self propelled vessels, so in my opinion getting the OSV equivalent is a moot action. That’s what I thought at first until I remembered the recent change they did to the license structure.

Mate OSV

Professional Mariner Forum

Ctony December 7, 2017, 12:30am 2

http://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/NMC/pdfs/checklists/mcp_fm_nmc5_35_web.pdf

Mate 1600T OC to Mate OSV Unlimited OC

Topic		Replies	Views
Confusion about Mate OSV Maritime Training & Licensing	20	5929	March 21, 2010
Mate osv Professional Mariner Forum	18	2487	July 26, 2021
Coast Guard Rescinds Mate-OICNW Training Requirements Professional Mariner Forum	38	5132	July 12, 2011
Large OSV Seatime question Professional Mariner Forum	69	12825	November 29, 2014
9,000 ton OSV license Offshore	57	8236	May 7, 2010

Mate OSV

Related topics