Best way to RFPNW

[Shellback]

Mr Cavo, care to chime in on this? Am I to understand as read that there is no tonnage requirement to receive a RFPNW provided my documented seatime falls between the dates outline in paragraph 9?

I am curious as well but I think the key words here are "Relevant Capacity" what defines that? and better yet where is the definition listed?

[RkyMtn Paul]

Shellback, that's my concern. I have 2 yrs @60% Navy time (signalman-ie professional lookout) and over 100 days commercial. Wondering if the Navy time is relevant? Time went toward my original AB, so don't know how it could be disputed. And with no clear definition given, it should be easily challenged.

[Diesel]

Hell yeah your Navy Sea-Time is relevent. Call John Sitka at Mid_Atlantic Maritime. He can draft a letter that should help you use your Navy Sea-time. Your PQS in the Navy should qualify you for RFPNW.

[Capt Leigh]

Greg ,welcome aboard the gcaptain forum!
Your input here is really neded and appreciated.

Looks like the NRPM should provide you plenty of material to follow up with a new addition to your book !
(See)
U.S. Coast Guard Licenses and Certificates, How to Qualify, How to Apply, How to Prepare. Greg Szczurek, 2nd ed., 2008.

Any chance that Houston Marine will to start providing the Management level classes? It would be great to not have to travel so far....

[Shellback]

Shellback, that's my concern. I have 2 yrs @60% Navy time (signalman-ie professional lookout) and over 100 days commercial. Wondering if the Navy time is relevant? Time went toward my original AB, so don't know how it could be disputed. And with no clear definition given, it should be easily challenged.

Paul, I have just spent the last 6 months going around and around with NMC on this very subject...One of the things my evaluator asked me was the time period between OCT 86 -Sept 91 ...I went off active duty 6 months prior to the window and therefore missed it, but if you can show the relevant sea time for that window ,you should be good to go...So yes, your time is relevant..


If memory serves Signalman, is one of those rates that the NMC recognizes as deck time...

[RkyMtn Paul]

Sounds good, a slight relief until I face the enemy! LOL Sigs should. They let, or used to, Ops Specs use their time towards AB. All those guys did was sit in the dark and stare at radars 6 on/6 off. It still amazes me that the easiest thing to learn is the hardest to obtain. Just doesn't make any sense. But, I digress.

[Jeffrox]

Boat21 is totally correct. For you naysayers:

Policy Letter 14-02, Enclosure(1), page 2:

9. This STCW certification (RFPNW) may be issued to any mariner who provides proof of one year of sea service in a relevant capacity within the deck department between 1 October 1986 and 30 September 1991 without requiring completion of the assessments of skills. Completion of basic safety training is required.

What I want to know is why THOSE dates are significant?!?

[Shellback]

What I want to know is why THOSE dates are significant?!?

As far as my research goes they are arbitrary dates pulled out of thin air..I have looked over every note and every convention related item I could find..The reason I feel they are made up is that RFP ( E ) W has the same dates..

BTW Jeff, when we talked via PM, I was so pissed off with this that I acquired tunnel vision along the way and made the regulations around this window relative to my position..The 86-91 window has nothing to do with prior military, for some reason I read that in on my own, sorry for the confusion...

I think the surgeon general needs to have a warning when entering the NMC site,that the content within can and will cause permanent brain damage...