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<p>Not sensitive, just wanted to point out misinformation (the bane of everyone’s existence here). The requirements for going to sea are a little tricky. One is not required to sail for a total of 365 days x 5yrs. The requirement for a “good year” is for a person to sail the number of days equivalent to the average number of days sailed by others.</p>
<p>So basically if jobs are tough to come by the requirement may only be to sail 90 days. If jobs are plentiful then one might need to come closer to the 180 days for a half year. There is no way to really tell what the number will be each year, but I would suspect that if someone sails around half the year they would be fine. </p>
<p>I believe the reason for requiring six years of reporting is to cover the reserve commitment. The reason one has to submit 7 reports is because the reports are from DEC to DEC and the first one needs to be turned in the first december after graduation, only covering six months.</p>