[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: 46CFR13.127]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 13_CERTIFICATION OF TANKERMEN--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 13.127  Service: General.

    (a) A service letter must be signed by the owner, operator, master, 
or chief engineer of the vessel and must specify--
    (1) The classification of cargo (DL, LG, or, for a restricted 
endorsement, a specific product) handled while the applicant accumulated 
the service;
    (2) The dates, the number and kinds of transfers the applicant has 
participated in, and the number of transfers that involved commencement 
or completion; and
    (3) That the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the 
signer that he or she is fully capable of supervising transfers of 
liquid cargo, including
    (i) Pre-transfer inspection;
    (ii) Pre-transfer conference and execution of the Declaration of 
Inspection;
    (iii) Connection of cargo hoses or loading-arms;
    (iv) Line-up of the cargo system for loading and discharge;
    (v) Start of liquid flow during loading;
    (vi) Start of cargo pump and increase of pressure to normal 
discharge pressure;
    (vii) Calculation of loading-rates;
    (viii) Monitoring;
    (ix) Topping-off of cargo tanks during loading;
    (x) Stripping of cargo tanks;
    (xi) Ballasting and deballasting, if appropriate;
    (xii) Disconnection of the cargo hoses or loading-arms; and
    (xiii) Securing of cargo systems.
    (b) In determining the numbers and kinds of transfers that the 
applicant has participated in under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, 
the following rules apply:
    (1) A transfer must involve the loading or discharge from at least 
one of the vessel's cargo tanks to or from a shore facility or another 
vessel. A shift of cargo from one tank to another tank is not a transfer 
for this purpose.
    (2) Regardless of how long the transfer lasts beyond four hours, it 
counts as only one transfer.
    (3) A transfer must include both a commencement and a completion.
    (4) Regardless of how many tanks or products are being loaded or 
discharged at the same time, a person may receive credit for only one 
transfer, one loading, and one discharge a watch.
    (5) Credit for a transfer during a watch of less than four hours 
accrues only if the watch includes either the connection and the 
commencement of transfer or the completion of transfer and the 
disconnection.
    (6) Credit for a commencement of loading accrues only if the 
applicant participates in the pre-transfer inspection, the pre-transfer 
conference including execution of the Declaration of Inspection, the 
connection of cargo hoses or loading-arms, the line-up of the cargo 
system for the loading, the start of liquid flow, and the calculation of 
loading-rates, where applicable.
    (7) Credit for a commencement of discharge accrues only if the 
applicant participates in the pre-transfer inspection, the pre-transfer 
conference including execution of the Declaration of Inspection, the 
connection of cargo hoses or loading-arms, the line-up of the cargo 
system for the discharge, the start of the cargo pump or pumps and 
increase of pressure to normal pressure for discharge, and the 
monitoring of discharge rates.
    (8) Credit for a completion of transfer, whether loading or 
discharge, accrues only if the applicant participates in the topping-off 
at the loading port, or in the stripping of cargo tanks and the 
commencement of ballasting, if required by the vessel's transfer 
procedures, at the discharge port.

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    (9) Personnel desiring credit for transfers during off-duty hours 
may satisfy requirements of competence through incremental training 
periods that include segments of transfers. The cumulative number of 
transfers must equal the minimum specified in Sec. 13.203(b) or 
13.303(b).

[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17142, Apr. 4, 1995, as amended by CGD 79-116, 62 FR 
25133, May 8, 1997]

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