T&T: ABYC standards technician certification

[BillEGates at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/15/08 12:00:55 AM,
trawlers-and-trawlering-request at lists.samurai.com writes:


> I was an ABYC certified Technician. I sat was because I discovered to my
> dismay that  they revoke th ecertification unless you keep paying them
money
> to keep the certification in force.
> This appears to be yet another source of income for them.
> ABYC makes a big deal of how great it is for businesses to have "certified"
> technicians.
> The courses themsleves are not cheap. Unless you live locally to where the
> courxes are held,  accomodations, travel and so on can easily double or
even
> exceed the total cost of the course. I had to pay several hundredd of
> dollars just to write the exam.  Then I discover five years later I am no
> longer certified.
>
> I am not aware that Mercruiser trained mechanics ( as an example) lose
their
> certificate after so many years.
>
> regards
> Arild
> -----------------------
Reply
Arild, I too was an ABYC certified electrical technician, and I allowed my
certification to lapse. But the knowledge that I gained is still with me. I
don't need the patch for my shirt and I don't advertise that I am, or was. I
did
it to fill in the gaps in my knowledge. E-11, the ABYC electrical standard is
revised every three years. Things change, and in the ABYC's opinion you must
be
re-certified to accurately apply the standard. This is the same with my US
Coast Guard License, renew it every 10 years, or loose it. But I agree with
you,
no one told me that it would only last five years before I spent the money
and time on it.

Captain James Clausen
MV Summer School



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