for the love of God don’t be agreeing with one of them Norweegians here. You will set a bad precedent where they will expect more of the same.
besides. as long as there are unlicensed seamen, there must be a place for American unlicensed seamen to find work just as there needs to be places for junior American officers to start their careers so you really gain nothing making some second register only have US senior officers. We need the ships flying a bona fide US flag and providing employment for every single position a ship requires top to bottom