Coast Guard, DHS § 10.407 § 10.404 Service requirements for mas- imum allowable substitution of six ter of ocean or near coastal steam months (12 months of experience equals or motor vessels of any gross tons. 6 months of creditable service); or, The minimum service required to (c) A licensed master of Great Lakes qualify an applicant for license as mas- and inland steam or motor vessels of ter of ocean or near coastal steam or any gross tons or master of inland motor vessels of any gross tons is: steam or motor vessels of any gross (a) One year of service as chief mate tons, may obtain a license as second on ocean steam or motor vessels; or, mate of ocean or near coastal steam or (b) One year of service on ocean motor vessels of any gross tons by steam or motor vessels while holding a completing the prescribed examination license as chief mate of ocean steam or in subpart I of this part. motor vessels as follows: [CGD 81–059, 52 FR 38623, Oct. 16, 1987, as (1) A minimum of six months of serv- amended by CGD 81–059, 54 FR 138, Jan. 4, ice as chief mate; and, 1989] (2) Service as officer in charge of a navigational watch accepted on a two- § 10.407 Service requirements for third for-one basis (12 months as second or mate of ocean or near coastal steam or motor vessels of any gross tons. third mate equals six months of cred- itable service). (a) The minimum service or training required to qualify an applicant for li- § 10.405 Service requirements for chief cense as third mate of ocean or near mate of ocean or near coastal steam coastal steam or motor vessels of any or motor vessels of any gross tons. gross tons is: The minimum service required to (1) Three years of service in the deck qualify an applicant for license as chief department on ocean steam or motor mate of ocean or near coastal steam or vessels, six months of which shall have motor vessels of any gross tons is one been as able seaman, boatswain, or year of service as officer in charge of a quartermaster, while holding a certifi- navigational watch on ocean steam or cate as able seaman. Experience gained motor vessels while holding a license in the engine department on vessels of as second mate. appropriate tonnage may be creditable for up to three months of the service § 10.406 Service requirements for sec- requirements for this license; or, ond mate of ocean or near coastal (2) Graduation from: steam or motor vessels of any gross (i) The U.S. Merchant Marine Acad- tons. emy (deck curriculum); The minimum service required to (ii) The U.S. Coast Guard Academy qualify an applicant for license as sec- and qualification as an underway offi- ond mate of ocean or near coastal cer in charge of a navigational watch; steam or motor vessels of any gross (iii) The U.S. Naval Academy and tons is: qualification as an underway officer in (a) One year of service as officer in charge of a navigational watch; or, charge of a navigational watch on (iv) The deck class of a maritime ocean steam or motor vessels while academy approved by and conducted holding a license as third mate; or, under rules prescribed by the Maritime (b) While holding a license as third Administrator and listed in part 310 of mate of ocean steam or motor vessels this title, including the ocean option of any gross tons, 12 months of service program in the deck class of the Great on deck as follows: Lakes Maritime Academy; or, (1) A minimum of six months service (3) Satisfactory completion of a three as officer in charge of a deck watch on year apprentice mate training program ocean steam or motor vessels; in com- approved by the Commandant. bination with, (b) Graduation from the deck class of (2) Service on ocean steam or motor the Great Lakes Maritime Academy vessels as boatswain, able seaman, or with no ocean sea service will qualify quartermaster while holding a certifi- the graduate to be examined for a li- cate as able seaman, which may be ac- cense as third mate near coastal steam cepted on a two-for-one basis to a max- or motor vessels of any gross tons. 145 VerDate jul<14>2003 14:22 Nov 01, 2003 Jkt 200182 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\200182T.XXX 200182T.