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Coast Guard, DHS § 15.101 Coast Guard, DHS § 15.101 PART 15—MANNING 15.825 Engineers. 15.830 Radio officers. REQUIREMENTS 15.835 Staff officers. 15.840 Able seamen. Subpart A—Purpose and Applicability 15.845 Lifeboatmen. 15.850 Lookouts. Sec. 15.855 Cabin watchmen and fire patrolmen. 15.101 Purpose of regulations. 15.860 Tankerman. 15.102 Paperwork approval. 15.103 General. Subpart H—Equivalents 15.105 Incorporation by reference. 15.901 Inspected vessels of less than 100 Subpart B [Reserved] gross tons. 15.905 Uninspected passenger vessels. Subpart C—Manning Requirements; All 15.910 Towing vessels. Vessels 15.915 Engineer Officer Endorsements. 15.401 Employment and service within re- Subpart I—Vessels in Foreign Trade strictions of credential. 15.405 Familiarity with vessel characteris- 15.1001 General. tics. 15.1010 California. 15.410 Credentialed individuals for assist- 15.1020 Hawaii. ance towing vessels. 15.1030 New York and New Jersey. 15.415 [Reserved] 15.1040 Massachusetts. 15.1050 North Carolina. Subpart D—Manning Requirements; Inspected Vessels Subpart J—Vessels Subject to Requirements of STCW 15.501 Certificate of inspection. 15.505 Changes in the certificate of inspec- 15.1101 General. tion. 15.1103 Employment and service the within 15.510 Right of appeal. restrictions of an STCW endorsement or 15.515 Compliance with certificate of inspec- of a certificate of training. tion. 15.1105 Familiarization and basic safety- 15.520 Mobile offshore drilling units. training. 15.525 Reference to other parts. 15.1107 Maintenance of merchant mariners’ 15.530 Large passenger vessels. records by owner or operator. 15.1109 Watches. Subpart E—Manning Requirements; 15.1111 Work hours and rest periods. Uninspected Vessels 15.1113 Vessel Security Officer (VSO). AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 3306, 3703, 15.601 General. 8101, 8102, 8104, 8105, 8301, 8304, 8502, 8503, 8701, 15.605 Credentialed operators for 8702, 8901, 8902, 8903, 8904, 8905(b), 8906, 9102, uninspected passenger vessels. and 8103; and Department of Homeland Secu- 15.610 Master and mate (pilot) of towing rity Delegation No. 0170.1. vessels. SOURCE: CGD 81–059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, Subpart F—Limitations and Qualifying 1987, unless otherwise noted. Factors 15.701 Officers Competency Certificates Subpart A—Purpose and Convention, 1936. Applicability 15.705 Watches. 15.710 Working hours. § 15.101 Purpose of regulations. 15.715 Automated vessels. The purpose of the regulations in this 15.720 Use of non-U.S. licensed and/or docu- part is to set forth uniform minimum mented personnel. requirements for the manning of ves- 15.725 Sailing short. 15.730 Language requirements. sels. In general, they implement, inter- pret, or apply the specific statutory Subpart G—Computations manning requirements in title 46, U.S.C., parts E & F, implement various 15.801 General. international conventions which affect 15.805 Master. 15.810 Mates. merchant marine personnel, and pro- 15.812 Pilots. vide the means for establishing the 15.815 Radar observers. complement necessary for safe oper- 15.820 Chief engineer. ation of vessels. 231 VerDate Mar<15>2010 11:28 Nov 15, 2010 Jkt 220191 PO 00000 Frm 00241 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\220191.XXX 220191 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with CFR § 15.102 46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–10 Edition) § 15.102 Paperwork approval. J, because the vessels are exempt from application of STCW: (a) This section lists the control (1) Uninspected passenger vessels as numbers assigned by the Office of Man- defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101(42). agement and Budget under the Paper (2) Fishing vessels as defined in 46 Reduction Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–511) U.S.C. 2101(11)(a). for the reporting and recordkeeping re- (3) Fishing vessels used as fish-tender quirements in this part. vessels as defined in 46 U.S.C. (b) The following control numbers 2101(11)(c). have been assigned to the sections indi- (4) Barges as defined in 46 U.S.C. cated: 2101(2), including non-self-propelled (1) OMB 1625–0079—46 CFR 15.1107. mobile offshore-drilling units. (2) [Reserved] (5) Vessels operating exclusively on [CGD 95–62, 62 FR 34538, June 26, 1997, as the Great Lakes. amended by USCG-2004–18884, 69 FR 58343, (f) Personnel serving on the following Sept. 30, 2004] vessels, and the owners and operators of these vessels, are in compliance with § 15.103 General. subpart J and are not subject to fur- (a) The regulations in this part apply ther obligation for the purposes of to all vessels which are subject to the STCW, on account of the vessels’ spe- manning requirements contained in the cial operating conditions as small ves- navigation and shipping laws of the sels engaged in domestic voyages: United States, including uninspected (1) Small passenger vessels subject to vessels (46 U.S.C. 7101–9308). subchapter T or K of title 46, CFR. (b) The navigation and shipping laws (2) Vessels of less than 200 GRT state that a vessel may not be operated (other than passenger vessels subject unless certain manning requirements to subchapter H of title 46 CFR). are met. In addition to establishing a (g) Personnel serving on vessels iden- minimum number of officers and rated tified in paragraphs (e)(5), (f)(1), and crew to be carried on board certain ves- (f)(2) of this section will be issued, sels, they establish minimum qualifica- without additional proof of qualifica- tions concerning licenses and MMC en- tion, an appropriate STCW endorse- dorsements, citizenship, and conditions ment on their license or MMC when the of employment. It is the responsibility Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection of the owner, charterer, managing op- determines that such an endorsement erator, master, or person in charge or is necessary to enable the vessel to en- command of the vessel to ensure that gage in an international voyage. The appropriate personnel are carried to STCW endorsement will be expressly meet the requirements of the applica- limited to service on the vessel or the ble navigation and shipping laws and class of vessels and will not establish regulations. qualification for any other purpose. (c) Inspected vessels are issued a cer- [CGD 81–059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as tificate of inspection which indicates amended by CGD 95–062, 62 FR 34538, June 26, the minimum complement of officers 1997; USCG-2004–18884, 69 FR 58343, Sept. 30, and crew (including lifeboatmen) con- 2004; USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11260, Mar. 16, sidered necessary for safe operation. 2009] The certificate of inspection com- plements the statutory requirements § 15.105 Incorporation by reference. but does not supersede them. (a) Certain material is incorporated (d) The regulations in subpart J of by reference into this part with the ap- this part apply to seagoing vessels sub- proval of the Director of the Federal ject to the International Convention on Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 Standards of Training, Certification CFR part 51. To enforce any edition and watchkeeping for Seafarers as other than that specified in this sec- amended (STCW). tion, the Coast Guard must publish no- (e) Neither any person serving on any tice of change in the FEDERAL REG- of the following vessels, nor any owner ISTER and the material must be avail- or operator of any of these vessels, able to the public. All approved mate- need meet the requirements of subpart rial is available for inspection at the 232 VerDate Mar<15>2010 11:28 Nov 15, 2010 Jkt 220191 PO 00000 Frm 00242 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\220191.XXX 220191 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with CFR Coast Guard, DHS § 15.501 National Archives and Records Admin- by the Transportation Security Admin- istration (NARA). For information on istration under 49 CFR part 1572. the availability of this material at [USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11260, Mar. 16, 2009] NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to http:// www.archives.gov/federallregister/ § 15.405 Familiarity with vessel char- codeloflfederallregulations/ acteristics. ibrllocations.html. Also, it is available Each credentialed individual must for inspection at the Coast Guard, Of- become familiar with the relevant fice of Operating and Environmental characteristics of the vessel on which Standards (CG–522), 2100 2nd St. SW., engaged prior to assuming his or her Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593–7126, duties. As appropriate, these include 202–372–1405, and is available from the but are not limited to: general arrange- sources indicated below. ment of the vessel; maneuvering char- (b) International Maritime Organiza- acteristics; proper operation of the in- tion (IMO), 4 Albert Embankment, stalled navigation equipment; fire- London, SE1 7SR United Kingdom, fighting and lifesaving equipment; sta- telephone +44(0)20 7735 7611, http:// bility and loading characteristics; www.imo.org. emergency duties; and main propulsion (1) STCW—The International Conven- and auxiliary machinery, including tion on Standards of Training, Certifi- steering gear systems and controls. cation and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended 1995, (STCW Conven- [CGD 81–059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as tion), incorporation by reference ap- amended by USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11260, proved for §§ 15.103; 15.1101; 15.1103; Mar. 16, 2009] 15.1105; 15.1109. § 15.410 Credentialed individuals for (2) Seafarer’s Training, Certification assistance towing vessels. and Watchkeeping Code, as amended 1995 (STCW Code), incorporation by ref- Every assistance towing vessel must erence approved for §§ 15.1101; 15.1109. be under the direction and control of an individual holding a license or MMC [USCG–2009–0702, 74 FR 49225, Sept. 25, 2009] authorizing them to engage in assist- ance towing under the provisions of 46 Subpart B [Reserved] CFR 10.482.
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