[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: 46CFR15.815]

[Page 264]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 15_MANNING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart G_Computations
 
Sec. 15.815  Radar observers.

    (a) Each person in the required complement of licensed deck 
individuals, including the master, on inspected vessels of 300 gross 
tons or over which are radar equipped, shall hold a valid endorsement as 
radar observer.
    (b) Each person who is employed or serves as pilot in accordance 
with Federal law on board vessels of 300 gross tons or over which are 
radar equipped, shall hold a valid endorsement as radar observer.
    (c) Each person having to be licensed under 46 U.S.C. 8904(a) for 
employment or service as master, mate, or operator on board an 
uninspected towing vessel of 8 meters (approximately 26 feet) or more in 
length must, if the vessel is equipped with radar, hold a valid 
endorsement as radar observer.

[CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by CGD 94-041, 60 FR 
8309, Feb. 14, 1995; CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2004-
18884, 69 FR 58343, Sept. 30, 2004]