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[captain]

Newton Boats - Custom Built Dive and Fishing Boats

 

[scubaskipper]

The tonnage you get is determined by the vessels you served on. You won't be able to get, say a 100 ton working on a 6 pak off the Keys. They count 4 hours as 1 day but not 8 hours as 2 days. They do count 1.5 days at sea for every day you lived on the vessel while it was underway. As mentioned, Sea School will take you through the whole process including ALL the paperwork.

 

[captndale]

Maybe you would be kind enough to break down the different licenses and requirements for a USA newbie ? What takes what to drive? Got licenses for Europe and Scandinavia but not for USA.

Are you a US citizen? One of the requirements for a license is US citizenship. A non-citizen can get an operator's permit, but operators are limited to uninspected vessels (6-packs).

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

The tonnage you get is determined by the vessels you served on. You won't be able to get, say a 100 ton working on a 6 pak off the Keys. They count 4 hours as 1 day but not 8 hours as 2 days. They do count 1.5 days at sea for every day you lived on the vessel while it was underway. As mentioned, Sea School will take you through the whole process including ALL the paperwork.

That four hours is tough. I've got maybe 700 days on the water, but only about 10
got to four hours underway.

 

[SkipperJohn]

It's all about how you fill out the forms.
Personally I dont see how you can spend less than 4 hours on a boat. Most of my days are from 7 am to 7 pm.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

It's all about how you fill out the forms.
Personally I dont see how you can spend less than 4 hours on a boat. Most of my days are from 7 am to 7 pm.

It's not "on the boat", it's "underway". Boat has 900 hours on it in about 700 days
on the water. We have a fine dive site ("The Barge") about 300' outside the harbor,
and a whole lot more within 3 nm.


Chuck