[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR185.420]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 185_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart D_Crew Requirements
 
Sec. 185.420  Crew training.

    (a) The owner, charterer, master or managing operator shall instruct 
each crew member, upon first being employed and prior to getting 
underway for the first time on a particular vessel and at least once 
every three months, as to the duties that the crew member is expected to 
perform in an emergency including, but not limited to, the emergency 
instructions listed on the emergency instruction placard required by 
Sec. 185.510 of this part and, when applicable, the duties listed in 
the station bill required by Sec. 185.514 of this part.
    (b) Training conducted on a sister vessel may be considered 
equivalent to the initial and quarterly training requirements contained 
in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) Crew training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review 
by the Coast Guard upon request. The training entry shall include the 
following information.
    (1) Date of the training; and
    (2) General description of the training topics.

[CGD 85-080, 61 FR 1005, Jan. 10, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 51359, Sept. 
30, 1997]