I am a 2AE that works for an offshore drilling contractor. I thought I had acquired enough sea time to sit for my 1AE license; 260 days underway (on station), and 110 days at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard on a new build project (12 hour days alongside the dock).
I forwarded my sea service letter to the Master of the new build project and he denied signing it. Stating there is no sea time for shipyard.
I believe him to be wrong.
I’ve read the NMC Policy Letter 09-01 and it states that engineers receive day-for-day credit for upgrades, paragraph 3. a. (1).
I also know several engineers who have upgraded with a combination of shipyard and working time.
Have any engineers on here ran into a similar problem? If so, how were you able to get around them? Are there any updated policy letters that dive into this in more depth?
If your new build project was anything like mine, you probably won’t get any sea time for it. We were there a year in advance with our ship, but it wasn’t “ours” yet, we weren’t manning it, we didn’t actually install any equipment, we didn’t run any equipment, we didn’t stand watches, we only oversaw commissionings and stuff.
I can’t find it now but I remember seeing somewhere “day for day credit for renewal or upgrade for up to 50% of required time.” I believe it also said the plant has to be operational.
[QUOTE=E3N1G0;167579]I am a 2AE that works for an offshore drilling contractor. I thought I had acquired enough sea time to sit for my 1AE license; 260 days underway (on station), and 110 days at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard on a new build project (12 hour days alongside the dock).
I forwarded my sea service letter to the Master of the new build project and he denied signing it. Stating there is no sea time for shipyard.
I believe him to be wrong.
I’ve read the NMC Policy Letter 09-01 and it states that engineers receive day-for-day credit for upgrades, paragraph 3. a. (1).
I also know several engineers who have upgraded with a combination of shipyard and working time.
Have any engineers on here ran into a similar problem? If so, how were you able to get around them? Are there any updated policy letters that dive into this in more depth?
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That policy letter was cancelled. It was replaced by 46 CFR 10.232(e), the vessel has to be in operation (the policy letter also had this requirement, you must have missed it) and you only get day for day credit if the plant was fully operational. There is also a question about what time a vessel under construction becomes a vessel for purposes of sea service. Since this regulation specifies service under the Certificate of Inspection, it may not be a vessel for sea service purposes if it hasn’t yet been issued a COI.