[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: 46CFR12.10-5]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 12_CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart 12.10_Lifeboatman
 
Sec. 12.10-5  Examination and demonstration of ability.

    (a) Before an applicant is certified as a lifeboatman, he or she 
shall prove to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard by oral or other 
means of examination, and by actual demonstration, his or her knowledge 
of seamanship and the ability to carry out effectively all the duties 
that may be required of a lifeboatman. The applicant shall demonstrate 
that he or she:
    (1) Has been trained in all the operations connected with the 
launching of lifeboats and liferafts, and in the use of oars;
    (2) Is acquainted with the practical handling of boats; and
    (3) Is capable of taking command of the boat's crew.
    (b) The examination, whether administered orally or by other means, 
must be conducted only in the English language and must consist of 
questions regarding:
    (1) Lifeboats and liferafts, the names of their essential parts, and 
a description of the required equipment;
    (2) The clearing away, swinging out, and lowering of lifeboats and 
liferafts, the handling of lifeboats under oars and sails, including 
questions relative to the proper handling of a boat in a heavy sea; and,
    (3) The operation and functions of commonly used types of davits.

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    (c) The practical examination shall consist of a demonstration of 
the applicant's ability to carry out the orders incident to launching 
lifeboats, and the use of the boat's sail, and to row.
    (d) After July 31, 1998, each applicant for a lifeboatman's 
certificate endorsed for proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats 
shall be not less than 18 years old and shall produce satisfactory 
evidence that he or she meets the requirements of STCW Regulation VI/2 
(incorporated by reference in Sec. 12.01-3), paragraph 1, and the 
appropriate provisions of Section A-VI/2 of the STCW Code (also 
incorporated by reference in Sec. 12.01-3).

[CGFR 60-50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD 71-161R, 37 
FR 28263, Dec. 21, 1972; CGD 94-029, 61 FR 47064, Sept. 6, 1996; CGD 95-
062, 62 FR 34537, June 26, 1997; USCG-1999-5610, 67 FR 66068, Oct. 30, 
2002]