Sailing foreign flag?

[Jeffrox]

And it was Illegal and fraudulent, why would you want that? I know it would look cool on a licences but no one will miss it in the little pages of that MMC book, besides there are lots of vessels 99 tons and less for you to drive!

[CaptAndrew]

I thought it was "Not more than" 100tons A slight but important difference. The first time I saw the change was in the Proposed Notice

[dougpine]

Ya, looks like we strayed a little, oh well...I hope this will make up for it..!

Good grief, Shellback, how long has it been since you've been home?

[Capt_Anonymous]

"Less than", "not more than", holy crap. Have any of you ever seen a 100 ton boat? I've never seen a COI that said 100. 98, 99, 96, 50, yes indeed. But not 100. So what's the big deal?

Just print the damn thing on the MMC and give them a fighting chance to apply for a job to drive the damn 99.99 ton boats and let's stop nitpicking over some bullshit lawyer-speak.

[Shellback]

Good grief, Shellback, how long has it been since you've been home?

I said I was sorry !

[Jon]

Will foreign cruise ships hire people with a MMC? So does service on a foreign flagged vessel, like maybe a cruise ship, count as sea time towards a MMC endorsement/license?

[capitan1962]

Also if you plan on sailing on a foreign flag ship you will probably need to have another license. Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, or whatever. Either of these can be obtained simply by filling out an application and sending it in. Vanuatu is very easy to get. http://www.vanuatuships.com/

[Kalin]

As long as you have all the STCW95 requirements, a foriegn license shouldn't be too hard to get, right? I wish IMO made a card for international mariners... It would make it simpler...

[JGWentworth]

I graduated from academy over the summer (2009) and my MMC is printed with 100 ton master and 3/m unlimited