<P style="FONT-SIZE: 14px]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black]Doc…Here is you “Straight” Answer…<br>Depends on when you got your license.<br></span><STRONG><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black]If you hold a 1,600 GRT license and STCW certification that was issued based on service before 1 August 1998 and who now applies for a third mate’s license must:<br>(1) 240 12 hour days or 360 8 hour days on your 1600 GRT license</span></STRONG><font size=3><br></font><STRONG><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black](2) Complete the assessments of skills; and<br>(3) Pass the written examination.<br></span></STRONG><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black]<STRONG><br>If you hold a 1,600 GRT license and STCW certification that was based on service that began on or after 1 August 1998 and wishes to apply for a third mate’s license must acquire the 240 12 Hour Days Sea Service or (360 8 hour days). No further testing or assessments are required.<br></STRONG><br>There is your answer. This is from NMC Policy Letter 01-02. Additional things you have to have to obtain this license if you don’t already have it is:<br>Medical Care Provider & Flashing Light Certificates<br>Flashing Light is required for every upgrade in Unlimited licenses.<br><br>Final notes. All the sea time mentioned above has to be on vessel over 200 GRT. Normally that is not a problem. A tonnage limitation is issued if you dont have sufficient amount of time on vessels over 1600 GRT. The tonnage limitation will be a minimum of 2000 tons depending on what you worked on. How they determine that? Quick example:<br></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black]<STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: ‘Tahoma Small Cap’,‘sans-serif’; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial]The mariners whom apply to the above criteria for obtaining the first step of the upper level process will be issued tonnage limitations if at least half the experience required for service is not on a vessel over 1600 GRT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>Half of the experience in this case is 120 (12) hour days of the total required 240 on the Master’s license. <br></span></STRONG></span><STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: ‘Tahoma Small Cap’,‘sans-serif’; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black]Here is how the tonnage limitations work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>If the highest tonnage on your sea time is 2520 GT and it is half of the service time, the evaluator will take that number and multiply it by 1.5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>This will equal to 3780.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>They will round that number off to the next thousand in GRT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>The tonnage would be 4000 GRT.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black] <br></span><STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: ‘Tahoma Small Cap’,‘sans-serif’; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black]This is the basic concept of how the determination of tonnage will be given.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>If you have over 120 (12) hour days on vessels over 1600 GRT, an unlimited tonnage will be issued.<br></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: ‘Tahoma Small Cap’,‘sans-serif’; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA]Keep in mind the difference between the GT and the GRT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>Gross Tons is international.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>Gross Registered Tons is domestic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>How do you determine what equals domestic tonnage opposed to international tonnage if they don’t have dual tonnage certificates on your vessel?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>The USCG considers 3000 GT to be equivalent to 1600 GRT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes] </span>If the vessel does not have <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: ‘Tahoma Small Cap’,‘sans-serif’; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA]a domestic tonnage certificate but only international, this equivalent number will be used to determine your eligibility.</span></span></span></span></STRONG></span></span></STRONG></P>