Coast Guard, DOT § 12.25–25

(c) The minimum service required to as amended (33 U.S.C. 151) and in 33 obtain a temporary certificate of serv- CFR part 82. ice as Qualified Member of the Engine Department is 95 days service as chief § 12.25–10 General requirements. engineer, assistant engineer or quali- (a) Merchant mariner’s documents fied member of the engine department shall be issued without professional ex- on board offshore supply vessels. amination to applicants for certificates of service as endorsements on mer- NOTE: A twelve hour work day is equiva- lent to one day of the above service require- chant mariner’s documents in capac- ments. An eight hour work day is equivalent ities other than able seaman, to two thirds of a service day. lifeboatman, tankerman or qualified (d) Service as chief engineer, assist- member of the engine department and ant engineer or qualified member of shall be endorsed for one or more rat- the engine department on board off- ings. For example, ordinary seaman— shore supply vessels while holding the wiper—steward’s document (F.H.). Hold- acknowledgment of application issued ers of documents endorsed for service in accordance with § 12.17–7 may be uti- as ordinary seaman may serve in any lized to meet the sea service require- unqualified rating in the deck depart- ments of paragraph (c) of this section. ment. Holders of documents endorsed for service as wiper may serve in any § 12.17–20 Possession of temporary cer- unqualified rating in the engine depart- tificate of service or acknowledg- ment. Documents endorsed for stew- ment of application. ard’s department (F.H.) will authorize An individual employed in a certifi- the holder’s service in any capacity in cated capacity upon an offshore supply the steward’s department. (See § 12.02– vessel under a valid temporary certifi- 11(e)(2) for unqualified ratings in the cate or acknowledgment of application staff department.) must have the document in his or her (b) When the holder of a merchant possession and available for examina- mariner’s document has qualified as a tion at all times. food handler, the endorsement of his rating will be followed by the further Subpart 12.25—Certificates of indorsement (F.H.). Service for Ratings Other Than § 12.25–20 Food handler. Able Seaman or Qualified No applicant for a rating authorizing Member of the Engine De- the handling of food will be certificated partment unless he produces a certificate from a medical officer of the United States § 12.25–1 Certification required. Public Health Service, or other reputa- (a) Every person employed in a rating ble physician stating that the appli- other than able seaman or qualified cant is free from communicable dis- member of the engine department of ease. United States merchant vessels requir- ing such certificated persons shall § 12.25–25 Members of Merchant Ma- produce an appropriate certificate of rine Cadet Corps. service or merchant mariner’s docu- No ratings other than cadet (deck) or ment to the shipping commissioner, cadet (engine) as appropriate, and United States Collector or Deputy Col- lifeboatman shall be shown on a mer- lector of Customs, or master, before chant mariner’s document issued to a signing articles of agreement. member of the U.S. Merchant Marine (b) No certificate of service shall be Cadet Corps. The merchant mariner’s required of any person employed on document shall also be stamped Valid any unrigged vessel, except seagoing only while cadet in the U.S. Maritime Ad- barges, or on any sail vessel of less ministration training program. The mer- than 500 net tons while not carrying chant mariner’s document thus pre- passengers for hire and while not oper- pared shall be surrendered upon the ating outside the line dividing inland holder being certified in any other rat- waters from the high seas, as defined in ing or being issued a license and the section 2 of the act of February 19, 1895, rating of cadet (deck) or cadet (engine)

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