Thanks for another well-written post! Makes sense that a captain with a yacht ticket would ask for an engineer with one.
Personally I'm deeply grateful for Marmots help but I do understand if someone thinks that the thread has come off course a bit. I still think...
Well, I did many years ago (before I had the MSc) and what they said was that I first of all needed some sea-time so after working on some...
Swedish. You would expect the MCA to honour advanced STCW training done in another EU member state that's been on the IMO white-list from the...
Thanks Marmot! I actually did contact the MCA who replied that they first of all would need a "UK NARIC Statement of Comparability" for my...
A question for Yachtjocky! You wrote earlier: Could you then please explain why I as a properly trained engineer with 4 years studies of...
Absolutely! Which is why I wrote the following in post #20: Since you're more or less using my words, I agree fully! (also in post #20): Which...
That would have been a valid reason, but our main engines our from 1983 and are therefore exempt from Annex VI. They had a major overhaul in 2005...
Amen, Capt J! A great post (in my eyes anyway) since it shows that some captains as well as some of us engineers see the need and use of people...
Great post again, Rod! As you say the situation is that the MCA yacht certificates exist and that many are working as "engineers" on yachts with...
A little bit more dramatic than a F4 in the Med perhaps :) but of course I agree with you in that specific case. Exactly my point! Especially if...
Very true indeed, the only consideration being that the "machine shop" may be a work bench (or on a 46m Palmer Johnson or a 40m Sanlorenzo not...
Thanks for your more elaborate input, Yachtjocky! I don't think it should be easier or more difficult than any other profession that requires...
Just another loosely connected idea: I think the internal search function on YachtForums could be improved. Compare these two searches I...
I was about to suggest using rel="nofollow" in the avatar links but then I saw you're already using that! I though that would prevent Google from...
I can't understand Yachtjocky's "attack" on Rod's post. For many of us entering yachting as aspiring engineers we get an AEC and then we suddenly...
Thanks for your additional contribution, Capt J! Yes, getting real-life experience is a big problem! The smaller yachts don't really have...
Thank you for your input Marmot! (I haven't read all your posts yet since there are quite a few...) Unfortunately it is probably even worse in...
Capt J started with a short but meaningful post in the spirit I expected the replies to be, i.e. to discuss the subject and see it from different...
(A bit late answer, hopefully your problem is solved now but anyway...) One of our (old) 3408 had a similar problem. It turned out to be worn...
