[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: 46CFR12.10-9] [Page 216] TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 12_CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN--Table of Contents Subpart 12.10_Lifeboatman Sec. 12.10-9 Certificates of proficiency in fast rescue boats. (a) Each person engaged or employed as a lifeboatman proficient in fast rescue boats shall hold either a certificate of proficiency in these boats or a merchant mariner's document endorsed for proficiency in them. (b) To be eligible for either a certificate of proficiency in fast rescue boats or a merchant mariner's document endorsed for proficiency in them, an applicant shall-- (1) Be qualified as a lifeboatman with proficiency in survival craft and fast rescue boats under this subpart; and (2) Furnish satisfactory proof that he or she has met the requirements for training and competence of STCW Regulation, VI/2 (incorporated by reference in Sec. 12.01-3), paragraph 2, and the appropriate requirements of Section A-VI/2 of the STCW Code. [CGD 95-062, 62 FR 34537, June 26, 1997, as amended by USCG-1999-5610, 67 FR 66069, Oct. 30, 2002; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58343, Sept. 30, 2004]