Good advise. To be limited to a UPV 6 pack usage, does limit the flexability of the vessel.* The cost to apply has gone up from the 150.00 you paid to 500.00 so one has to decide on the value add based on their planned usage.
I have learned more since my original post. The Waiver for the Jones Act is managed by:
Maritime Administraction. The form*can be found at:
http://www.marad.dot.gov/ships_shipp...er_request.htm*
More detail on the process can be found at:
http://www.marad.dot.gov/ships_shipp...sel_Waiver.htm
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