USCG-MASTER1600-L2.5

Crediting service: days, waters, watches and recency

USCG-MASTER1600-M2 · Sea service by endorsement · USCG-MASTER1600-M2-A Master <1,600 and <500, the four Mate tickets, and how days, waters, watches and recency are counted. 5 lessons.

The service rules are only as good as the days behind them. **What is a day, which waters count, and how recent** decide more applications than the headline figures do.

AI-drafted catalogue content pending SME review. The national ticket is measured in GRT while the STCW endorsement that normally accompanies it is measured in GT, and NMC checklist wording (notably recency) currently differs from 46 CFR 11.201; verify with the National Maritime Center and the current checklist before applying.