Professional Requirements for National Deck Officer Endorsements

  1. Law
  2. CFR 46
  3. Shipping
  4. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
  5. Merchant Marine Officers and Seamen
  6. Requirements for Officer Endorsements
  7. Professional Requirements for National Deck Officer Endorsements

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Section
11.401

Ocean and near-coastal national officer endorsements.

Section
11.402

Tonnage requirements for national ocean or near-coastal endorsements for vessels of 1,600 GRT or more.

Section
11.403

Structure of national deck officer endorsements.

Section
11.404

Service requirements for master of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

Section
11.405

Service requirements for chief mate of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

Section
11.406

Service requirements for second mate of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

Section
11.407

Service requirements for third mate of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

Section
11.410

Requirements for deck officer endorsements for vessels of less than 1,600 GRT.

Section
11.412

Service requirements for master of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 1,600 GRT.

Section
11.414

Service requirements for mate of ocean self-propelled vessels of less than 1,600 GRT.

Section
11.416

Service requirements for mate of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 1,600 GRT.

Section
11.418

Service requirements for master of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 500 GRT.

Section
11.420

Service requirements for mate of ocean self-propelled vessels of less than 500 GRT.

Section
11.421

Service requirements for mate of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 500 GRT.

Section
11.422

Tonnage limitations and qualifying requirements for endorsements as master or mate of vessels of less than 200 GRT.

Section
11.424

Requirements for master of ocean self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT.

Section
11.425

Requirements for mate of ocean self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT.

Section
11.426

Requirements for master of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT.

Section
11.427

Requirements for mate of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT.

Section
11.428

Requirements for master of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 100 GRT.

Section
11.429

Requirements for a limited master of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 100 GRT.

Section
11.430

Endorsements for the Great Lakes and inland waters.

Section
11.431

Tonnage requirements for Great Lakes and inland endorsements for vessels of 1,600 GRT or more.

Section
11.433

Requirements for master of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

Section
11.435

Requirements for master of inland self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

Section
11.437

Requirements for mate of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

Section
11.442

Requirements for master of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 1,600 GRT.

Section
11.444

Requirements for mate of Great lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 1,600 GRT.

Section
11.446

Requirements for master of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 500 GRT.

Section
11.448

Requirements for mate of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 500 GRT.

Section
11.450

Tonnage limitations and qualifying requirements for endorsements as master or mate of Great Lakes and inland vessels of less than 200 GRT.

Section
11.452

Requirements for master of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT.

Section
11.454

Requirements for mate of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT.

Section
11.455

Requirements for master of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 100 GRT.

Section
11.456

Requirements for limited master of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of less than 100 GRT.

Section
11.457

Requirements for master of inland self-propelled vessels of less than 100 GRT.

Section
11.459

Requirements for national endorsement as master or mate on rivers.

Section
11.462

Requirements for national endorsement as master or mate of uninspected fishing industry vessels.

Section
11.463

General requirements for national endorsements as master, mate (pilot), and apprentice mate (steersman) of towing vessels.

Section
11.464

Requirements for national endorsements as master of towing vessels.

Section
11.465

Requirements for national endorsements as mate (pilot) of towing vessels.

Section
11.466

Requirements for national endorsements as apprentice mate (steersman) of towing vessels.

Section
11.467

Requirements for a national endorsement as operator of uninspected passenger vessels of less than 100 GRT.

Section
11.468

National officer endorsements for mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs).

Section
11.470

National officer endorsements as offshore installation manager.

Section
11.472

National officer endorsements as barge supervisor.

Section
11.474

National officer endorsements as ballast control operator.

Section
11.480

Radar observer.

Section
11.482

Assistance towing.

Section
11.491

National officer endorsements for service on offshore supply vessels.

Section
11.493

Master (OSV).

Section
11.495

Chief mate (OSV).

Section
11.497

Mate (OSV).