Assuming you are in the U. S. the requirements are well documented at the Coast Guard web site http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm. The most time consuming thing for me was documenting sea service. Unfortunately, there were a lot of days sailing on boats in Asia that I couldn’t document because I lost contact with the vessel owner. Many people go to a USCG approved school to train and take the test. You can also do independent study and go to a Regional Examination Center to test. Visit the site at the link above and I think you will get most of the information you seek and it will be the “official version” not what someone may think they know. Sunspot Baby
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