USCG-ENG-SEA-L2.3
Deck credit is different at every rung
USCG-ENG-SEA-M2 · Recency, Modes and Deck Credit · USCG-ENG-SEA-M2-A The rules that quietly disqualify people.
The Coast Guard credits deck time toward engineer endorsements, but the allowance varies at every level: this lesson maps the five different ceilings, explains the tonnage condition and the dual-cap arithmetic, and warns that these figures are maximums, not guarantees.
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.