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The seven routes to Third Assistant Engineer
USCG-ENG-UNL-M1 · Third Assistant Engineer · USCG-ENG-UNL-M1-A Seven ways in, and the only exam that really gates you
Third Assistant Engineer is the first rung of the unlimited ladder and the hardest one to reach. Above it the requirements are short and mostly a matter of patience. Getting *onto* it is the work. Section 11.516(a) lays out seven ways in, and they are genuinely different in cost, in time and in who they suit.
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