# USCG Renewal Examinations **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [December 28, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-renewal-examinations/53681 "2019-12-28T01:56:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enthalpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Enthalpy](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Enthalpy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-renewal-examinations/53681/1 "2019-12-28T01:56:28Z")
Hola! Can anyone share any knowledge of how difficult or how much effort is required to take and pass a USCG Unlimited Chief Engineer take-home renewal examination? Gracias!! ---
**Author:** ![Sand\_Pebble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-renewal-examinations/53681/2 "2019-12-28T02:14:54Z")
I once let a former coworker borrow my USCG test prep books to take an open book test because he let his docs expire. From what he told me, he took the test & left the ones he wasn’t sure about blank. Then he went through the test prep books, found the questions that he wasn’t sure about & filled in the correct answers. A child who never seen a boat could pass that USCG open book test. This was in 2003 though, I don’t know if it is still the same? De nada. ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Seadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Chief\_Seadog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chief_Seadog)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-renewal-examinations/53681/3 "2019-12-28T02:31:45Z")
It is not difficult, but time and effort is required. ---
**Author:** ![Enthalpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Enthalpy](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Enthalpy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-renewal-examinations/53681/4 "2019-12-28T15:16:35Z")
Sand Pebble and Chief Seadog - thanks for your responses!