Back in September I managed by pure coincidence to find someone I can do the assessments with, who meets the requirements. Since my application had long since expired, with me giving up for the time being, I reapplied.
I turned my assessments in the last week of September and now have the limitation of ‘near coastal’ removed from my STCW Master and OICNW. New stickers came in the mail last week.
With all the pissing and moaning I’ve done about the NMC lately I find it ironic that I only had a two and a half week turn around on this transaction. I lucked out for a change.