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Prior to Reviewing the
Avenues Available to begin your career as a Mate we highly recommend you
review our Career
Guidance page to ensure that
you wish to pursue this career objective.
Make sure you also visit our 'Jobs On-Board'
page to review what companies are looking
for. Note: This page is meant
as guidance only, and by no means represents
the only options of entering the Merchant
Marine. --- MAKE SURE YOU
CONTACT A WORKBOAT ACADEMY ADVISOR TO
REVIEW THE AVENUES AVAILABLE TO YOU.
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Overview: The Mate is often the second person
in command aboard a Tug or OSV.
There are numerous designations of
Mate, i.e. 100 Ton, 200 Ton, 500
Ton, 1600 Ton and Third Mate
Unlimited. Graduates of the
Workboat Academy hold a 500 Ton
(Ocean) and a 1600 Ton (Near
Coastal) License with full STCW.
We highly recommend that you review
all of the different Mate
Endorsements prior to choosing your
route.
Download
the USCG Checklist for this position |
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| The Hawsepipe Route: This route to a Mate, requires that you join
the Merchant Marine as an Ordinary
Seaman and work your way up the
Ladder. The minimum sea-time
requirements are listed on our
AB page. After accruing
three years of sea-time (6 months of
which was as an Able Seaman) you
have enough sea-time to sit for your
Mate License.
Unfortunately, you will still
need to take approximately 20
(twenty) weeks of Training. Click here to view the AB to Mate training requirements.. and make
sure you download the AB to Mate
Booklet.
Upon completion of the STCW
training requirements listed on our
AB to Mate page, you will be
approved to sit for your USCG
License.
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Vocational Route: 
MITAGS/ PMI's MATE
500 / 1600 GRT Oceans Near Coastal
License Program. - click on
brochures (top right hand corner of
web site)
For the AB looking at upgrading to
Mate, please visit our
AB to Mate Training Program here.
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| Academy Route: There are currently six Maritime
Academies that offer a Third Mate
Unlimited License with a B.S. Degree
in numerous areas. The
Workboat Academy highly recommends
this route to becoming an officer,
as not only will you have an
unlimited Mate License, you will
also have a degree education for
when / or if you decide to end your
sea-going career.
Please take a
close look at what the following
Maritime Academies offer:
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