I’m a graduate of SUNY Maritime ('89), got my 3rd Mate Unlimited and renewed it once. I took a career ashore right after graduation, and let my license expire after one renewal. So my last 3rd Mate license expired in 1999. Is it feasible to try and renew it? I had a 31 year career as a nav. arch…

You cannot renew a license that is one year past its expiration date. I’m afraid it is gone with the wind.

Gone. Have to start from scratch, including a whole ton of expensive classes.

Looking at your link those guys talk about him just needing all the new classes and a retake of the 3rd exam. meh maybe i will read to the end next time.

Bride told me after I retired almost 20 years ago no more renewals just in case you want to go back… You are dead in the water sir. No ill will, but have to start over if you want to go back. And at a great expense from what it was back then.

Not dead in the water, but it will take some effort, time, and expense to allow you to re-sit for the license exam. You might want to consider just doing what is necessary to get your National endorsement reinstated as a first step.

Dead in the water as far as reinstating. A retest will be required as well as much more expense than when he got the original. Wish no ill will upon him, but it isn’t gonna be an easy path.

Re-activate 3rd mate license procedure?

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Chief_Seadog July 9, 2021, 11:44pm 3

This has been covered before. See Reinstate-an-expired-uscg-license

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