# \*\*NMC Closed Monday Due To Weather\*\* **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [March 2, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210 "2014-03-02T16:11:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mullet\_Farm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Mullet\_Farm](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Mullet_Farm)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/1 "2014-03-02T16:11:09Z")
**NMC Closed Monday Due To Weather** ---
**Author:** ![BargeMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BargeMonkey](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/BargeMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/2 "2014-03-02T16:25:40Z")
WTF… Im waiting on my new fancy stickers… ---
**Author:** ![txwooley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@txwooley](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/txwooley)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/3 "2014-03-02T16:34:52Z")
Whos bright idea was it to locate the damn thing in West Virginia in the first place? Dang thing is closed more than it’s open. ---
**Author:** ![PaddyWest2012](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/paddywest2012/32/2405_2.png) [@PaddyWest2012](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/PaddyWest2012)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/4 "2014-03-02T17:29:38Z")
Does the affect people testing at REC’s tomorrow? Do the REC’s generate their own exams or are they sent from the NMC? ---
**Author:** ![New3M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/new3m/32/394_2.png) [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/5 "2014-03-02T18:08:02Z")
> [@"PaddyWest2012"](#): > > Does the affect people testing at REC’s tomorrow? Do the REC’s generate their own exams or are they sent from the NMC? They generate their own. ---
**Author:** ![New3M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/new3m/32/394_2.png) [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/6 "2014-03-02T18:11:23Z")
> [@"BargeMonkey"](#): > > WTF… Im waiting on my new fancy stickers… This will add at least 3 weeks to your waiting! ---
**Author:** ![z-drive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c37758/32.png) [@z-drive](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/z-drive)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/7 "2014-03-02T18:27:01Z")
Wonder what ever happened to my medical certificate…a blizzard perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Canal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Canal](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Johnny_Canal)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/8 "2014-03-02T19:22:46Z")
[QUOTE=txwooley;132096]Whos bright idea was it to locate the damn thing in West Virginia in the first place? Dang thing is closed more than it’s open.[/QUOTE] Don’t you mean the great sea faring state of WV?! - - - Updated - - - [QUOTE=New3M;132100]They generate their own.[/QUOTE] I believe issuing of documents, endorsements, etc., is controlled by NMC computers. Wouldn’t be surprised if computers are offline if no one is minding the store. ---
**Author:** ![New3M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/new3m/32/394_2.png) [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/9 "2014-03-02T19:32:22Z")
> [@"Johnny Canal"](#): > > I believe issuing of documents, endorsements, etc., is controlled by NMC computers. Wouldn’t be surprised if computers are offline if no one is minding the store. Could be. I know they printed my tests in front of me when I sat but it’s possible it comes from a central database. ---
**Author:** ![Traitor\_Yankee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/traitor_yankee/32/876_2.png) [@Traitor\_Yankee](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Traitor_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/10 "2014-03-02T20:01:54Z")
> [@"PaddyWest2012"](#): > > Does the affect people testing at REC’s tomorrow? Do the REC’s generate their own exams or are they sent from the NMC? I’ve always watched them pull the tests out of a drawer when I’ve tested in Boston. ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/11 "2014-03-02T21:08:32Z")
[QUOTE=txwooley;132096]Whos bright idea was it to locate the damn thing in West Virginia in the first place? Dang thing is closed more than it’s open.[/QUOTE] Good thing they didn’t put it in New Hampshire, it would have been closed for months ---
**Author:** ![water](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/water/32/131_2.png) [@water](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/water)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/12 "2014-03-03T05:24:28Z")
[QUOTE=tugsailor;132123]Good thing they didn’t put it in New Hampshire, it would have been closed for months[/QUOTE] Not really. NH residents know how to deal with weather. ---
**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/13 "2014-03-03T06:26:58Z")
[QUOTE=PaddyWest2012;132097]Does the affect people testing at REC’s tomorrow? Do the REC’s generate their own exams or are they sent from the NMC?[/QUOTE] The exams are generated by NMC and placed on a server for the RECs on a periodic basis. RECs pick exams from the inventory on the server… It should not affect them. - - - Updated - - - [QUOTE=Traitor Yankee;132122]I’ve always watched them pull the tests out of a drawer when I’ve tested in Boston.[/QUOTE] Giving them the benefit of a doubt, they probably printed them the night before. But occasionally RECs will keep their own inventory. NMC finds out when you protest a question and NMC looks up the exam and finds it was “:archived” weeks earlier, sometimes because of the bad question you are protesting. ---
**Author:** ![z-drive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c37758/32.png) [@z-drive](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/z-drive)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/14 "2014-03-03T06:52:44Z")
[QUOTE=jdcavo;132139] Giving them the benefit of a doubt, they probably printed them the night before. But occasionally RECs will keep their own inventory. NMC finds out when you protest a question and NMC looks up the exam and finds it was “:archived” weeks earlier, sometimes because of the bad question you are protesting.[/QUOTE] I had a chart plot that just didn’t make sense in any way, but managed to work through it and find the “best” answers…upon it being scored (pass) and complaining about how crappy it was and that I wanted to comment on such, the examiner said something like good thing you finished when you did, this exam just got removed…better get the “pass” in the system ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![highseasharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@highseasharry](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/highseasharry)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/15 "2014-03-03T06:55:19Z")
Anybody have the phone number for Boston REC? I wouldn’t mind talking to someone today and the only number I can find anywhere is for West Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![water](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/water/32/131_2.png) [@water](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/water)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/16 "2014-03-03T07:38:06Z")
[QUOTE=highseasharry;132143]Anybody have the phone number for Boston REC? I wouldn’t mind talking to someone today and the only number I can find anywhere is for West Virginia.[/QUOTE] Try this: [http://www.confidentcaptain.com/pdfs/BostonRegionalExamCenterDirectionsHours.pdf](http://www.confidentcaptain.com/pdfs/BostonRegionalExamCenterDirectionsHours.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![steeltoesonplanes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@steeltoesonplanes](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/steeltoesonplanes)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/17 "2014-03-03T07:39:25Z")
> [@"highseasharry"](#): > > Anybody have the phone number for Boston REC? I wouldn’t mind talking to someone today and the only number I can find anywhere is for West Virginia. 6172233040is in my phone but that might reroute to NMC I usually GTS. ---
**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/18 "2014-03-03T09:34:19Z")
[QUOTE=z-drive;132142]I had a chart plot that just didn’t make sense in any way, but managed to work through it and find the “best” answers…upon it being scored (pass) and complaining about how crappy it was and that I wanted to comment on such, the examiner said something like good thing you finished when you did, this exam just got removed…better get the “pass” in the system ASAP.[/QUOTE] This makes no sense, especially the “get the pass in the system” bit. An exam result isn’t invalidated because the test was “removed.” It’s also doubtful the examiner had real time knowledge of an exam being removed. Exams are also “removed” far more often because it’s being replaced with a “fresh” one, that it is that a question was bad. ---
**Author:** ![PaddyWest2012](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/paddywest2012/32/2405_2.png) [@PaddyWest2012](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/PaddyWest2012)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/19 "2014-03-03T09:41:03Z")
> [@"jdcavo"](#): > > The exams are generated by NMC and placed on a server for the RECs on a periodic basis. RECs pick exams from the inventory on the server… It should not affect them. - - - Updated - - - Giving them the benefit of a doubt, they probably printed them the night before. But occasionally RECs will keep their own inventory. NMC finds out when you protest a question and NMC looks up the exam and finds it was “:archived” weeks earlier, sometimes because of the bad question you are protesting. Just took my exam, it was printed almost a full 2 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![z-drive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c37758/32.png) [@z-drive](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/z-drive)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210/20 "2014-03-03T10:57:22Z")
[QUOTE=jdcavo;132156]This makes no sense, especially the “get the pass in the system” bit. An exam result isn’t invalidated because the test was “removed.” It’s also doubtful the examiner had real time knowledge of an exam being removed. Exams are also “removed” far more often because it’s being replaced with a “fresh” one, that it is that a question was bad.[/QUOTE] I have no benefit to making it up, just what happened last time I tested. He’s an interesting guy to deal with there. Allegedly the issue was that the exam was removed that day prior to it being taken, but the examiner did not see such until I had started it. Who knows, fake or not, just my experience and what I was told. [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/nmc-closed-monday-due-to-weather/12210.md?page=2)