Confused about OOW 'Unlimited' and stuff

[BeachedTurtle]

Hey all!

Im applying for various companies, and am just a little confused about the term 'unlimited' with regards to the OOW certification, could any one shed some light on this, and also would this be effected if i went with offshore or deep sea.

Many thanks

[belfaster]

It means you are not restricted into what size vessel in Gross Tonnage you can operate once qualified

[Inland Pirate]

I was wondering what the effects of choosing offshore over deep sea were in terms of certification, and the answer is not a lot.

The offshore companies I spoke to at Warsash and Fleetwood said they have deals with other companies/other branches which means you get the unlimited qualification at the end, you might just have to argue with the MCA first...

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[BeachedTurtle]

Thanks, i just got a little confused, i personally would like to get the unlimited certification. so deep sea would be the preferred option.

[MrStealth]

I asked a similar question to a sponsor - and you will get an unlimited license, regardless of whether you go offshore or deep sea.

[condeh]

If you follow an approved cadetship through a sponsoring company, I'm willing to bet there is 0% chance you will get a limited OOW, so basically, don't worry about it, go for which ever company works best for you, and you will get an Unlimited ticket.

[BeachedTurtle]

That's good to know, i guess having an unlimited makes it easier in the long run.

[The Kraken]

Inland Pirate, be aware that if you do you're cadetship with a offshore company you MAY struggle to get the 12 months seatime in the allotted time due to offshore rotations more like 4-6 weeks on at a time rather than 3-4 months. I know a lad who had to miss some of his college time as his company wouldn't let him stay for more than 6 weeks onboard, and he had to do an extra trip to get the MCA required sea time. However, this is not true of all offshore companies.

[Inland Pirate]

Either way, they'll make sure you all get it in though. Doesn't matter for me personally, I'm going deep sea one way or another

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[The Kraken]

The companies have an obligation to make sure you get the sea time in as per your contract, but in a few cases its meant cadets qualifying half a year after everyone else.

[Martyboy]

The unlimited part of the exam doesn't really relate to the size of vessel, as far as I know all the you need to be on is a vessel more than 80 gt or 24 metres in length. It all related to the Orals syllabus you sit on the day I'm sure. The syllabus's can all be found http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mgn069.pdf here and it'll give you an idea of the difference between the two. OOW Unlimited is Syllabus C

[Steve]

The unlimited part of the exam doesn't really relate to the size of vessel, as far as I know all the you need to be on is a vessel more than 80 gt or 24 metres in length. It all related to the Orals syllabus you sit on the day I'm sure.

And the training, college courses and written exams undertaken, and the vessels you claim sea time for must proceed to sea i.e. leave Categorised waters.