[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR12.05-5]

[Page 212]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 12_CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart 12.05_Able Seamen
 
Sec. 12.05-5  Physical requirements.

    (a) All applicants for a certificate of service as able seaman shall 
be required to pass a physical examination given by a medical officer of 
the United States Public Health Service and present to the Officer in 
Charge, Marine Inspection, a certificate executed by the Public Health 
Service Officer. Such certificate shall attest to the applicant's acuity 
of vision, color sense, hearing, and general physical condition. In 
exceptional cases where an applicant would be put to great inconvenience 
or expense to appear before a medical officer of the United States 
Public Health Service, the physical examination and certification may be 
made by any other reputable physician.
    (b) The medical examination for an able seaman is the same as for an 
original license as a deck officer as set forth in Sec. 10.205 of this 
subchapter. If the applicant is in possession of an unexpired deck 
license, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may waive the 
requirement for a physical examination.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by USCG-1998-4442, 
63 FR 52189, Sept. 30, 1998]