Reed,

What would it take for a graduate from a maritime academy to obtain a Minnesota license??  Most of the graduates would sail (cadet time) for 360 days aboard vessels with steam and motor plants.  The Motor vessels have 125 psi firetube boilers for heavy fuel and lube oil heating.  The steam vessels use 440-450 psi water tube boilers and 6000hp and greater propulsion turbines.  Could this be enough to write an original 2nd A without holding a Special??  This is enough for a graduate to obtain a U.S. Coast Guard Third Assistant Engineer License of Unlimited Horsepower.  Knowing that the requirements are changing for upgrades, will this also affect the requirements for Minnesota's license??

Steve

Steve,

They need one year to test for the 2A, so the only problem seems to be 360 days rather than the full 365. I would hope the state would overlook the 5 days, but if not, I would think we could help them for 5 days if they were willing to volunteer their time to get the experience.  To prevent this, make sure someone signs off for each cadet for 2,000 hours of experience.

I hope the state will overlook the 5 days because I think the experience and training they will have will be better than most, but if not, put them in touch with us and I'll try to help.

When they are ready to take the Minnesota test, have them take the exam prep here: http://www.sprungtraining.com/

Thanks much,

Reed