Near coastal AB and 3/M oceans does the time count to 2/M

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I worked on tugboats in NYH (149grt) for 202 days while holding 3/m unlimited oceans. Then decide to sail on my 3/m license deep sea. Does any of that tugboat time count towards 2/m

2

Yes.

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From the USCG 2/M Upgrade checklist:

"360 days of service while holding an endorsement as 3rd Mate, OF WHICH

  1. 180 days of service as officer in charge of a navigational watch on
    Ocean/NC steam or motor vessels, AND
  2. Service as AB, Boatswain, or Quartermaster while holding an AB
    endorsement accepted on a 2 for 1 basis for a maximum of 180 days"

Sounds like that 202 days of AB time will count as 101 days of time towards the upgrade.