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Relevant military sea servive chart

This chart reflects the suggested acceptance of relevant Military sea service by rating for license qualification.

Navy & coast Guard Ratings and Their Equivalencies Deck
100%
Deck
50%
QMED
100%
QMED* Purser
100%
Purser† Purser
50%
Jr. Asst. Purser
Boatswain’s Mate (BM)
XXX              
Boiler Technician (BT)
    XXX          
Damage Controlman (DC)
      XXX        
Data Processing Technician (DP)
              XXX
Disbursing Clerk (DK)
        XXX      
Electrician’s Mate (EM) – Coast Guard
    XXX          
Electrician’s Mate (EM) – Navy
      XXX        
Engineman (EN)
    XXX          
Gas Turbine Systems Technician (GS) (GSE) (GSM)
    XXX          
Gunner’s Mate (GM)
  XXX            
Health Services Technician (HS)
              XXX
Hospital Corpsman (HM)
              XXX
Hull Maintenance Technician (HT)
      XXX        
Machinery Technician (MK)
    XXX          
Machinery Repairman (MR)
    XXX          
Machinist’s Mate (MM)
    XXX          
Mess Management Specialist (MS)
          XXX    
Operations Specialist (OS)
XXX              
Quartermaster (OM)
XXX              
Radarman (RD)
XXX              
Ship’s Serviceman (SH)
            XXX  
Signalman (SM)
XXX              
Storekeeper (SK)
        XXX      
Subsistence Specialist (SS)
          XXX    
Telephone Technician (TT)
    XXX          
  1st Rule: Calculate 60% of qualifying time, then apply additional percentage as shown above.
*QMED 100% ONLY for standing engineroom watches; watchstanding must be documented.
†Purser 100% must be a PO1 through MCPO, or PO2 for 5 years in supervising and ordering.