[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: 46CFR13.203]

[Page 241]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 13_CERTIFICATION OF TANKERMEN--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart B_Requirements for ``Tankerman-PIC'' Endorsement
 
Sec. 13.203  Eligibility: Experience.

    Each applicant for a ``Tankerman-PIC'' endorsement for DL or LG 
shall meet the requirements of either paragraphs (a) and (b) or 
paragraph (c) of this section.
    (a) Each applicant shall present evidence of--
    (1) At least 90 days of service as a licensed deck officer or a 
licensed engineering officer on one or more tankships or self-propelled 
tank vessels certified to carry DL or LG appropriate to the endorsement 
applied for;
    (2) At least 90 days of unlicensed or cadet service on deck or in 
the engine department on one or more tankships or self-propelled tank 
vessels certified to carry DL or LG appropriate to the endorsement 
applied for; or
    (3) A combination of the service in paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of 
this section.
    (b) Each applicant shall present evidence of participation, under 
the supervision of a ``Tankerman-PIC,'' in at least 10 transfers of 
liquid cargo in bulk of the classification desired on tankships or self-
propelled tank vessels, including at least--
    (1) Five loadings and five discharges;
    (2) Two commencements of loading and two completions of loading; and
    (3) Two commencements of discharge and two completions of discharge.
    (c) Each applicant already holding an MMD endorsed ``Tankerman-PIC'' 
for DL and seeking an endorsement for LG, or the converse, shall--
    (1) Provide evidence of at least half the service required by 
paragraph (a) of this section; and
    (2) Comply with paragraph (b) of this section, except that he or she 
need provide evidence of only three loadings and three discharges along 
with evidence of compliance with paragraphs (b)(2) and (3) of this 
section.

[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17142, Apr. 4, 1995, as amended by CGD 79-116, 62 FR 
25134, May 8, 1997]