[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: 46CFR15.720]

[Page 252]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 15_MANNING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart F_Limitations and Qualifying Factors
 
Sec. 15.720  Use of non-U.S. licensed and/or documented personnel.

    (a) United States vessels which need to replace one or more persons 
while on a foreign voyage and outside the jurisdiction of the United 
States, in order to meet manning requirements, may utilize non-U.S. 
licensed and documented personnel, except for the positions of master 
and radio officer, until the vessel returns to a port at which in the 
most expeditious manner replacements who are citizens of the United 
States can be obtained.
    (b) The citizenship requirements of 46 U.S.C. 8103 (a) and (b) are 
waived, except for the requirement that the master must be a U.S. 
citizen, with respect to the following vessels:
    (1) A U.S.-documented offshore supply vessel (OSV) (as that term is 
defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101(19)) that is operating from a foreign port; 
and
    (2) A U.S.-documented mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) (as that 
term is defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101(15a)) that is operating beyond the 
water above the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
    (c) The waiver provided in paragraph (b) of this section does not 
apply to any vessel operating in water above the U.S. Outer Continental 
Shelf (as that term is defined in 43 U.S.C. 1331(a)).
    (d) The master shall assure that any replacements of crewmembers by 
non-U.S. citizens made in accordance with this section will be with an 
individual who holds a license or document which is equivalent in 
experience, training, and other qualifications to the U.S. license or 
document required for the position and that the person possesses or will 
possess the training required to communicate to the extent required by 
Sec. 15.730.

[CGD 89-061, 55 FR 1212, Jan. 12, 1990]