[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: 46CFR12.15-5]

[Page 220-221]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 12_CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart 12.15_Qualified Member of the Engine Department
 
Sec. 12.15-5  Physical requirements.

    (a) An applicant for a certificate of service as a qualified member 
of the engine department shall present a certificate of a medical 
officer of the United States Public Health Service, or other reputable 
physician attesting that his eyesight, hearing, and physical condition 
are such that he can perform the duties required of a qualified member 
of the engine department.
    (b) The medical examination for qualified member of the engine 
department is the same as for an original license as engineer, as set 
forth in Sec. 10.205 of this subchapter. If the applicant is in 
possession of an unexpired license, the Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection, may waive the requirement for a physical examination.
    (c) An applicant holding a certificate of service for a particular 
rating as qualified member of the engine department and desiring 
certification for another rating covered by this same form of 
certificate may qualify therefor without a physical examination unless 
the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, finds that the applicant 
obviously suffers from some physical or mental infirmity to a degree 
that would render him incompetent to perform the ordinary duties of a 
qualified member of the engine department. In this event

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the applicant shall be required to undergo an examination to determine 
his competency.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by USCG-1998-4442, 
63 FR 52189, Sept. 30, 1998; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58343, Sept. 30, 
2004; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 68089, Nov. 23, 2004]