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Yacht time counts — the NMC says so
USCG-ENG-SEA-M1 · Counting the Time · USCG-ENG-SEA-M1-A How the Coast Guard turns days aboard into sea service.
There is a folk belief in the industry that the Coast Guard does not take yacht time — that it wants tugs, tankers and ships, and that the years you spent in the engineroom of a private motor yacht are a hobby as far as the National Maritime Center is concerned. It is not true, and the NMC says so in plain English.
AI-drafted catalogue content pending SME review. Sea service crediting and manning requirements change, and enforcement practice on recreational vessels was not confirmed from primary sources; verify with the National Maritime Center and the cognizant OCMI before relying on this for a career decision.