[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: 46CFR15.860] [Page 266-267] TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 15_MANNING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents Subpart G_Computations Sec. 15.860 Tankerman. (a) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, enters on the Certificate of Inspection issued to each manned tank vessel subject to the regulations in this chapter the number of crewmembers required to hold valid merchant mariners' documents with the proper tankerman endorsement. Table 15.860(a)(1) provides the minimal requirements for tankermen aboard manned tank vessels; Table 15.860(a)(2) provides the tankerman endorsements required for personnel aboard tankships. (b) For each tankship of more than 5,000 gross tons certified for voyages beyond the Boundary Line: (1) The number of ``Tankerman-PICs'' or restricted ``Tankerman- PICs'' carried must be not fewer than two. (2) The number of ``Tankerman-Assistants'' carried must be not fewer than three. (3) The number of ``Tankerman-Engineers'' carried must be not fewer than two. (c) For each tankship of 5,000 gross tons or less certified for voyages beyond the Boundary Line: (1) The number of ``Tankerman-PICs'' or restricted ``Tankerman- PICs'' carried must be not fewer than two. (2) The number of ``Tankerman-Engineers'' carried must be not fewer than two, unless only one engineer is required, in which case the number of ``Tankerman-Engineers'' carried may be just one. (d) For each tankship not certified for voyages beyond the Boundary Line, if the total crew complement is: (1) One or two, the number of ``Tankerman-PICs'' or restricted ``Tankerman-PICs'' carried may be just one. (2) More than two, the number of ``Tankerman-PICs'' or restricted ``Tankerman-PICs'' carried must be not fewer than two. (e) For each tank barge manned under Sec. 31.15-5 of this chapter, if the total crew complement is: (1) One or two, the number of ``Tankerman-PICs'', restricted ``Tankerman-PICs'', ``Tankerman-PICs (Barge)'', or restricted ``Tankerman-PICs (Barge)'' carried may be just one. (2) More than two, the number of ``Tankerman-PICs'', restricted ``Tankerman-PICs'', ``Tankerman-PICs (Barge)'', or restricted ``Tankerman-PICs (Barge)'' carried must be not fewer than two. (f) The following personnel aboard each tankship certified for voyages beyond the Boundary Line shall hold valid merchant mariners' documents, endorsed as follows: (1) The master and chief mate shall each hold a ``Tankerman-PIC'' or restricted ``Tankerman-PIC'' endorsement. (2) The chief, first assistant, and cargo engineers shall each hold a ``Tankerman-Engineer'' or ``Tankerman (PIC)'' endorsement. (3) Each licensed person acting as the PIC of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk shall hold a ``Tankerman-PIC'' or restricted ``Tankerman- PIC'' endorsement. [[Page 267]] (4) Each licensed or unlicensed person, who is assigned by the PIC duties and responsibilities related to the cargo or cargo-handling equipment during a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk but is not directly supervised by the PIC, shall hold a ``Tankerman-Assistant'' endorsement. (g) The endorsements required by this section must be for the classification of the liquid cargo in bulk or of the cargo residue being carried. (h) Because STCW does not recognize restricted Tankerman-PIC endorsements, persons may act under these only aboard vessels conducting business inside the Boundary Line. Table 15.860(a)(1)--Minimal Requirements for Tankermen Aboard Manned Tank Vessels ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tankerman Tankerman Tankerman Tankerman PIC or Tank vessels PIC assistant engineer tankerman PIC (barge) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tankship Certified for Voyages Beyond Boundary Line: Over 5000 GT............................................ 2 3 2 ........... 5000 GT or less......................................... 2 ........... *2 ........... Tankship Not Certified for Voyages Beyond Boundary Line..... **2 ........... ........... ........... Tank Barge.................................................. ........... ........... ........... ***2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * If only one engineer is required, then only one Tankerman Engineer is required. ** If the total crew complement is one or two persons, then only one Tankerman PIC is required. *** If the total crew complement is one or two persons, then only one Tankerman PIC or Tankerman PIC (Barge) is required. Table 15.860(a)(2)--Tankermen Endorsements Required for Personnel Aboard Tankships [Endorsement for the Classification of the Bulk Liquid Cargo or Residues Carried] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tankerman Tankerman Tankerman Tankship certified for voyages beyond boundary line PIC engineer assistant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master........................................................ [bcheck] Chief Mate.................................................... [bcheck] Chief Engineer................................................ [bcheck] or [bcheck] First Assistant Engineer...................................... [bcheck] or [bcheck] Cargo Engineer................................................ [bcheck] or [bcheck] Licensed Person Acting as PIC of Transfer of Liquid Cargo in [bcheck] Bulk......................................................... Licensed or Unlicensed Person Not Directly Supervised by PIC.. ............ ...... ............ [bcheck] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17154, Apr. 4, 1995, as amended by CGD 79-116, 62 FR 25135, May 8, 1997]