[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: 46CFR12.15-3]

[Page 216-217]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 12_CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart 12.15_Qualified Member of the Engine Department
 
Sec. 12.15-3  General requirements.

    (a) A qualified member of the engine department is any person below 
the rating of licensed officer and above the rating of coal passer or 
wiper, who holds a certificate of service as such qualified member of 
the engine department issued by the Coast Guard or predecessor 
authority.
    (b) For purposes of administering this part the rating of assistant 
electrician is considered a rating not above that of coal passer or 
wiper, but equal thereto.
    (c) An applicant, to be eligible for certification as qualified 
member of the engine department, shall be able to

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speak and understand the English language as would be required in the 
rating of qualified member of the engine department and in an emergency 
aboard ship.
    (d) After July 31, 1998, an STCW endorsement valid for any period on 
or after February 1, 2002, will be issued or renewed only when the 
candidate for certification as a qualified member of the engine 
department also produces satisfactory evidence, on the basis of 
assessment of a practical demonstration of skills and abilities, of 
having achieved or maintained within the previous 5 years the minimum 
standards of competence for the following 4 areas of basic safety:
    (1) Personal survival techniques as set out in table A-VI/1-1 of the 
STCW Code (incorporated by reference in Sec. 12.01-3).
    (2) Fire prevention and fire-fighting as set out in table A-VI/1-2 
of the STCW Code.
    (3) Elementary first aid as set out in table A-VI/1-3 of the STCW 
Code.
    (4) Personal safety and social responsibilities as set out in table 
A-VI/1-4 of the STCW Code.
    (e) After July 31, 1998 an STCW endorsement that is valid for any 
period on or after February 1, 2002, will be issued or renewed only when 
the candidate for certification as a qualified member of the engine 
department meets the standards of competence set out in STCW Regulation 
III/4 and Section A-III/4 of the STCW Code, if the candidate will be 
serving as a rating forming part of a watch in a manned engine-room, or 
designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room, on 
a seagoing ship driven by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW [1,000 hp] 
propulsion power or more.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 95-062, 62 FR 
34538, June 26, 1997; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58458, Sept. 29, 2000; USCG-
1999-5610, 67 FR 66069, Oct. 30, 2002]