Can i use captain as a title

If the goal is to convey your seagoing experience, hopefully a few minutes of conversation would be enough to convey that fact. The local townspeople or coworkers did it. This applied to both military and merchant captains, in my experience. Commercial fisherman as well. In our coastal town, anyways.

Anybody under say 60, calling themselves Captain, in an office setting, is stepping way over the boundary line in to d-baggery…. I can say definitively that the entire thing is a loosing battle. I once went to interview a salty old pilot who was very experienced and knowledgable.

I do a bunch of consulting with the Navy and found everything goes smoother with the title. Same thing in court. Mostly where I get in trouble is when my name is published by a major publication like the New York Times or with my book.

They have a style guide which sets out very specific guidelines on who is called what. The book I wrote myself so I got final say but it was a bit of a fight.

Most not all top reporters for publications like the New York Times calls they have a lot of background check. The truth is I never asked to be called captain by someone in the industry… but most shoreside people include the title when they call. Outside of journalism industry titles are legally i. The bottom line - in my humble opinion - is that the title designates both acknowledgement of your accomplishment in obtaining the license and the respect you have earned in the industry and has little to do with your seatime.

I believe that Captain is something that other people call you if you have earned the license and their respect… and is not something you should call yourself outside dealings with uncle sam. Some people have the idea that you need both a Chief Engineer and Master Unlimited to use that title. I had enough titles in the military.

I prefer Senior or Tim. Ah, well…. Of course, you and John are correct. This abbreviation is routinely used within the services. Follow this link for service-specific abbreviations. My future son-in-law, a West Point grad who is now a Captain in the Army, visited our home last weekend for the first time. I am writing him a thank you note for his thoughtful gift. My question: on the envelope do I write Mr. William Smith or Captain William Smith?

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