[I][quote=Capt Brian;18634]…This makes it rather difficult for an OS to complete the RFPNW assessments if he/she is always on watch with a 3rd Mate or lower… [C]an a 1600 Master be an assessor for RFPNW? Is a 1600 Master a higher level license then a unlimited second mate?[/quote][/I]
A 1600 Ton Master can sign. I also don’t think it’s that hard to make arrangements wiot the 2nd Mate/Chief Mate/Master to do the assessments, and on some ships (e.g. all the ones I sailed on) the ABs rotate watches each month (although on others they don’t). The idea was that we did not want a green 3rd Mate with little or no experience performing assessments.