[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: 46CFR13.107] [Page 231-232] TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 13_CERTIFICATION OF TANKERMEN--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 13.107 Tankerman endorsement: General. (a) If an applicant meets the requirements of subpart B of this part, the OCMI at an REC may endorse his or her MMD as ``Tankerman-PIC'' with the appropriate cargo classification or classifications. A person holding this endorsement and meeting the other requirements of 33 CFR 155.710(a) may act as a PIC of a transfer of fuel oil, of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk, or of cargo-tank cleaning on any tank vessel. That person may also act as a Tankerman-Engineer, provided that he or she also holds an engineer's license. (b) If an applicant meets the requirements of subpart C of this part, the OCMI at an REC may endorse his or her MMD as ``Tankerman-PIC (Barge)'' with the appropriate cargo classification or classifications. A person holding this endorsement and meeting the other requirements of 33 CFR 155.710(b) may act as a PIC of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk only on a tank barge. (c) If an applicant meets the requirements of subpart D of this part, the OCMI at an REC may endorse his or her MMD as ``Tankerman- Assistant'' with the appropriate cargo classification or classifications. No person holding this endorsement may act as a PIC of any transfer of fuel oil, of any transfer of liquid cargo in bulk, or of cargo-tank cleaning unless he or she also holds an endorsement authorizing service as PIC. He or she may, however, without being directly supervised by the PIC, perform duties relative to cargo and cargo-handling equipment assigned by the PIC of transfers of fuel oil, of transfers of liquid cargo in bulk, or of cargo-tank cleaning. When performing these duties, he or she shall maintain continuous two-way voice communications with the PIC. (d) If an applicant meets the requirements of subpart E of this part, the OCMI at an REC may endorse his or her MMD as Tankerman- Engineer. No person holding this endorsement may [[Page 232]] act as a PIC or ``Tankerman-Assistant'' of any transfer of fuel oil, of any transfer of liquid cargo in bulk, or of cargo-tank cleaning unless he or she also holds an endorsement authorizing such service. A person holding this endorsement and acting in this capacity has the primary responsibility, on his or her self-propelled tank vessel carrying DL or LG, for maintaining both the cargo systems and equipment for transfer of liquids in bulk and the bunkering systems and equipment. No person licensed under part 10 of this chapter may serve as a chief engineer, first assistant engineer, or cargo engineer aboard an inspected self- propelled tank vessel when liquid cargo in bulk or cargo residue is carried unless he or she holds this endorsement or equivalent. (e) If an applicant meets the requirements of Sec. 13.111, the OCMI at an REC may place on his or her MMD an endorsement as a ``Tankerman- PIC'' restricted according to the definitions of ``restricted Tankerman endorsement'' in Sec. 13.103. (f) A tankerman wishing to obtain an endorsement that he or she does not hold shall apply at an REC listed in Sec. 10.105 of this chapter. If he or she meets all requirements for the new endorsement, the REC may issue a new MMD including the endorsement. (g) This section does not apply to any person solely by reason of his or her involvement in bunkering or fueling. [CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17142, Apr. 4, 1995, as amended by CGD 79-116, 62 FR 25127, May 8, 1997]