Please read my reply to Rick.

S.Simon - beats the tugboat captains every time


"otnmbrd" wrote in message ink.net...
ROFLMAO Flaunting a piece of paper (and for you that's all your license
is) does nothing to impress or anger anyone.
In your case, it just proves that the license itself is just that .... a
piece of paper and no guarantee of competence and/or experience ....
something you constantly prove to all, that you don't possess (the
competence and experience part).
As for the COLREGs, you are proof positive that knowing the words and
knowing the meaning are two different things (hmmmm now that I think
about it, you frequently screw up the words, also).
As I've said before, no matter how hard you try, no matter what the
words say on your license, you will never be a Master Mariner.

BG Good luck on the renewal and keep us informed of your progress ....
we do so enjoy a good laugh and you have a propensity for supplying them
to us all.

otn

Simple Simon wrote:
I make very good use of my Master's license. It's invaluable as
a tool to make people on this group mad at me for flaunting it
in their faces and it's good to have in case I need to get a job
working as captain on some locally operated boat around here.
Moreover, it is good to have in that it gives me a reason to keep
myself current on the COLREGS and any changes that may
occur to the RULES and also it gives me credibility when I
argue here against those who would misinterpret and misconstrue
the Rules to attempt to 'motor on full speed ahead' heedless
of any and all dangers. Also it is necessary to have when I
charge money to take people out for a sail on my fine yacht
for moonlight cruises, etc and on my Boston Whaler for fishing
and Back Country sight seeing. Just because I don't have a job
on some stinking tugboat does not make me any less a
Captain than some motorhead working for the man.

S.Simon - soon to be renewed Master Mariner



"otnmbrd" wrote in message nk.net...

You can expect anywhere from 1 to 2 months for the process to complete.
BG Guess you could say that the "bureaucratic blizzard/process" is one
way to weed out those not really in need of the license or making use of it.
The $95 fee is peanuts, compared to what others are having to shell out
for schooling, test, and the license itself.

otn

Simple Simon wrote:

Thanks, I downloaded all the pdf files and can print them. I also found
a local site that's helpful.

http://www.keyscaptains.com/html/index.php

S.Simon - sounds like renewing is way too much trouble with a
bureaucratic blizzard of paperwork and an unreasonable
fee of 95 dollars.



"otnmbrd" wrote in message ink.net...


try: http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm

The renewal process is no longer short and sweet. Once you get the
material, make sure you read it thoroughly and fill out all the blocks
and info .... pay close attention to the medical (be sure your physician
fills it completely).
Any missed or omitted info will cause a reject.
I don't know when your renewal date is, but you have a years grace
(can't use the license during that time, but for you that's not a problem).

otn

Simple Simon wrote:


Where?


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message ...



A Kit? Its all on the web!

--
-jeff

"Simple Simon" wrote in message news


I may not be a captain for too much longer. I sent in a request for
a license renewal kit from the center in Miami about six weeks ago
and still have not received anything from them. . .

S.Simon


"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message

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You're absolutely correct - you are an everlasting embarrassment to all real captains!


"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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Hah! The 'claim' was proven a couple of years ago to
the everlasting embarrassment of those who maintained
otherwise (read Shen44, Jeff Morris and that strange
otnmbrd fellow).

S.Simon


"The Carrolls" wrote in message

m...



We talk to a claimed Captian in this group who is both all the time
"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message

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(Mundo)Still around? Anybody talk to him lately?


You can't talk to "a captain who's a bully and an ass!"

S.Simon