[QUOTE=jdcavo;108375]Rather, I’m talking about whether it says anywhere in STCW that it doesn’t apply to sea-going vessels under 100 GRT? .[/QUOTE]
As usual, you are correct. I mixed up Competency Act of ‘36 manning with the STCW tonnage. My apologies. But it does beg to be explained why this is such a difficult topic to decipher. The mentioning of the ‘old’ STCW 78 and 95 pages and lack of mention of a MMC is troubling. And I do dare say, if the correct paperwork hasn’t been done thus far, it is likely that training and drill haven’t been accomplished which would negate the validity of STCW for renewal anyway. However, on the the topic. The OP has never stated what his MMC says. If he renewed and it was not put on, it was either an omission, of for lack of proof, it was not ‘automatically’ renewed with recency. The devil is in the details, and some times (like always) the Government does NOT make it easy to figure all this stuff out. It is just about impossible to get through to anyone at NMC, nand the RECs just take you rpacket and throw it in the mail to NMC. They can’'t answer any real difficult stuff either.