[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR10.217]

[Page 135-136]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 10_LICENSING OF MARITIME PERSONNEL--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_General Requirements for All Licenses and Certificates of 
                                Registry
 
Sec. 10.217  Examination procedures and denial of licenses.

    (a)(1) The examinations for all deck and engineer unlimited licenses 
are administered at periodic intervals. The examination fee set out in 
table 10.109 in Sec. 10.109 must be paid before the applicant may take 
the first examination section. If an applicant fails three or more 
sections of the examination, a complete reexamination must be taken, but 
may be taken during any of the scheduled exam periods. On the subsequent 
exam, if the applicant again fails three or more sections, at least 3 
months must lapse before another complete examination is attempted, and 
a new examination fee is required. If an applicant fails one or two 
sections of an examination, the applicant may be retested twice on these 
sections during the next 3 months. If the applicant does not 
successfully complete these sections within the 3 month period, complete 
reexamination must be taken after a lapse of at least 3 months from the 
date of the last retest, and a new examination fee is required. The 3 
month retest period may be extended by the OCMI if the applicant 
presents discharges documenting sea time which prevented the taking of a 
retest during the 3 month period. The retest period may not be extended 
beyond 7 months from the initial examination.
    (2) The scheduling of all other deck and engineer license 
examinations will be at the discretion of the OCMI. The examination fee 
set out in table 10.109 in Sec. 10.109 must be paid before the 
applicant may take the first examination section. In the event of a 
failure, the applicant may be retested twice whenever the examination 
can be rescheduled with the OCMI. The applicant must be examined in all 
of the unsatisfactory sections of the preceding examination. If the 
applicant does not successfully complete all parts of the examination 
during a 3-month period from the initial test date, a complete 
reexamination must be taken after a lapse of at least 2 months from the 
date of the last retest, and a new examination fee is required.
    (b) If the OCMI refuses to grant an applicant the license for which 
applied

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due to failing to pass a required examination, the applicant is 
furnished a written statement setting forth the portions of the 
examination which must be retaken and the date by which the examination 
must be completed.

[CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38623, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by CGD 81-059, 54 FR 
135, Jan. 4, 1989; CGD 91-002, 58 FR 15238, Mar. 19, 1993; CGD 94-029, 
61 FR 47064, Sept. 6, 1996; USCG-1997-2799, 64 FR 42815, Aug. 5, 1999]