I'm not sure what your license is, but I should think that ALL of your
ship time should count.
To the best of my knowledge, once you have the license, where renewals
are concerned, for ease of renewal you need to show active time at sea
..... this does not necessarily mean time "in grade". The only thing you
need that for is to upgrade to a higher tonnage.
For instance, with my Master license, if I needed to show time, on the
license, I'd be in trouble, as I don't really use that part anymore, I
use the Pilot part.
As always, check with the OMI which holds your paperwork.

Schoonertrash wrote:
The real question on renewal is the minimum days per year of required usage
of the original license. Besides having the owner of the boat (himself)
sign off on a small boat form how's he going to get by that requirement?

I know I have to bust my rear to find boats to go out on every available
opportunity and will still have to do a lot sailing towards the end. For
someone who doesn't go anywhere it must be turri-bull hard! At the present
rate I'm only averaging about 30 days per year. Most of the time I'm out at
sea and can't be on another vessel. Although some of my big ship time does,
I'm told, count here and there. I think the requirement for renewal is 45
days per year or 225 days total out of five years. Not close yet but I'm
almost thinking it would be easier to do the 200 ton upgrade and start the
clock ticking all over again.

Just wondering . . . .

MST