[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: 46CFR15.1101]

[Page 263-264]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 15_MANNING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart J_Vessels Subject to Requirements of STCW
 
Sec. 15.1101  General.

    Source: CGD 95-062, 62 FR 34539, June 26, 1997, unless otherwise 
noted.


    (a) Definitions. For purposes of this subpart, the term--
    (1) STCW means the International Convention on Standards of 
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended 
in 1995;
    (2) STCW Code means the Seafarer's Training, Certification and 
Watchkeeping Code;
    (3) Seagoing vessel means a self-propelled vessel in commercial 
service that operates beyond the Boundary Line established by 46 CFR 
part 7. It

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does not include a vessel that navigates exclusively on inland waters;
    (4) Rest means a period of time during which the person concerned is 
off duty, is not performing work (which includes administrative tasks 
such as chart corrections or preparation of port-entry documents), and 
is allowed to sleep without being interrupted; and
    (5) Overriding operational conditions means circumstances in which 
essential shipboard work cannot be delayed for safety or environmental 
reasons, or could not reasonably have been anticipated at the 
commencement of the voyage.
    (b) Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 15.1103(d), the 
regulations in this subpart apply to seagoing vessels subject to STCW.
    (c) A vessel that has on board a valid Safety Management Certificate 
and a copy of a Document of Compliance issued for that vessel in 
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 3205 is presumed in compliance with the 
regulations in this subpart.