Upgrade to Master 200 Course

Zenith Maritime has scheduled an Upgrade Master 100 ton to no more than Master 200 ton license training course for late April at Fishermen's Terminal - Seattle. This will be a weekday 32-hour training (0800 - 1700) starting April 27th and concluding on May 1. All license exams will be taken in class. Mariners can use the following table to determine the seatime requirements for upgrade in tonnage. For more information contact john@zenithmaritime.com -

Upgrade M100 to M200 (Inland - Near Coastal)

This course is for increasing tonnage from 100 to 200 where a test would be required. This course does not mean that you will automatically be approved for a tonnage increase. (see below) -Increase in Scope - Endorsement Master 100 to 150 GRT then to 200 GRT- 46 CFR 10.422

While holding a license as 100 GRT you can sail 90 days on a vessel of a higher tonnage (over 101 GRT) which will raise the tonnage on your current license to the next highest increment of 150 OR

While holding a license as 100 GRT you can sail 6 months on deck on vessels within the highest tonnage increment on the license will also raise the tonnage on your current license to the next highest increment of 150 GRT.

While holding 150 GRT you must sail 90 days on a vessel of a higher tonnage (over 151 GRT) which will raise the tonnage on your current license to the next highest increment of 200 OR

While holding a license of 150 GRT sailing 6 months on deck on vessels within the highest tonnage increment on the license will raise the tonnage on your current license to the next highest increment of 200 GRT.