[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 46, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 46CFR10.304] [Page 138-140] TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 10_LICENSING OF MARITIME PERSONNEL--Table of Contents Subpart C_Training Schools with Approved Courses Sec. 10.304 Substitution of training for required service, use of training-record books, and use of towing officer assessment records. (a) Satisfactory completion of certain training courses approved by the Commandant may be substituted for a portion of the required service for many deck and engineer licenses and for qualified ratings of unlicensed personnel. The list of all currently approved courses of instruction including the equivalent service and applicable licenses and ratings is maintained by Commanding Officer, National Maritime Center. Satisfactory completion of an approved training course may be substituted for not more than two-thirds of the required service on deck or in the engine department for deck or engineer licenses, respectively, and for qualified ratings. (b) Service time gained at an approved training course does not satisfy recent service requirements nor does training on a simulator; however, any underway service at an approved course may be used for this purpose. An applicant who had met the recent service requirement before entering school will not be penalized by attending the approved training course. (c) Training obtained prior to receiving a license may not be used for subsequent raises of grade. (d) Simulator training in combination with a Coast Guard approved training course may be submitted to the Commanding Officer, National Maritime Center, for evaluation and determination of equivalency to required sea service. Simulator training cannot be substituted for recency requirements, but may substitute for a maximum of 25 percent of the required service for any license transaction. (e) Except as provided in Sec. 10.202, when a candidate both applies for an STCW certificate or endorsement as an [[Page 139]] officer in charge of a navigational watch, on the basis of training or sea service commencing on or after August 1, 1998, and uses completion of approved training to substitute for required service, then not less than 1 year of the remaining service must be part of approved training that meets the appropriate requirements of Chapter II of STCW and the requirements of subpart C of this part. The training of a candidate must be documented in a Coast Guard-accepted training-record book. (f) Except as provided in Sec. 10.202, each candidate who applies for an STCW certificate or endorsement as an officer in charge of an engineering watch or as a designated duty engineer on the basis of training or sea service commencing on or after August 1, 1998, for service on seagoing vessels, shall complete onboard training as part of approved training that meets the appropriate requirements of Chapter III of STCW (incorporated by reference in Sec. 10.102) and the requirements of subpart C of this part. The training must be documented in a Coast Guard-accepted training-record book. (g) The training-record book referred to in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section must contain at least the following: (1) The identity of the candidate. (2) The tasks to be performed or the skills to be demonstrated, with reference to the standards of competence set forth in the tables of the appropriate sections in part A of the STCW Code. (3) The criteria to be used in determining that the tasks or skills have been performed properly, again with reference to the standards of competence set forth in the tables of the appropriate sections in part A of the STCW Code. (4) A place for a qualified instructor to indicate by his or her initials that the candidate has received training in the proper performance of the task or skill. (5) A place for a designated examiner to indicate by his or her initials that the candidate has successfully completed a practical demonstration and has proved competent in the task or skill under the criteria, when assessment of competence is to be documented in the record books. (6) The identity of each qualified instructor, including any Coast Guard license or document held, and the instructor's signature. (7) The identity of each designated examiner, when any assessment of competence is recorded, including any Coast Guard license or document held, and the examiner's signature confirming that his or her initials certify that he or she has witnessed the practical demonstration of a particular task or skill by the candidate. (h) Each applicant for a license as master or mate (pilot) of towing vessels, and each master or mate of self-propelled vessels of greater than 200 gross tons seeking an endorsement for towing vessels, shall complete a towing officers' assessment record that contains at least the following: (1) Identification of the candidate, including full name, home address, photograph or photo-image, and personal signature. (2) Objectives of the training and assessment. (3) Tasks to perform or skills to demonstrate. (4) Criteria to use in determining that the tasks or skills have been performed properly. (5) A place for a qualified instructor or licensed officer (with authority to operate a towing vessel) to indicate by his or her initials that the candidate has received training in the proper performance of the tasks or skills. (6) A place for a designated examiner to indicate by his or her initials that the candidate has successfully completed a practical demonstration and has proved proficient in the task or skill under the criteria. (7) Identification of each qualified instructor or licensed officer (with authority to operate a towing vessel) by full name, home address, employer, job title, ship name or business address, number of any Coast Guard licenses or documents held, and personal signature. (8) Identification of each designated examiner by full name, home address, employer, job title, ship name or business address, number of any Coast Guard licenses or documents held, and [[Page 140]] personal signature confirming that his or her initials certify that he or she has witnessed the practical demonstration of a particular task or skill by the candidate. (i) The training-record book referred to in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section may be maintained electronically, if the electronic record meets Coast Guard-accepted standards for accuracy, integrity, and availability. [CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38623, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 135, Jan. 4, 1989; CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50460, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 95-062, 62 FR 34531, June 26, 1997; USCG-1998-4442, 63 FR 52189, Sept. 30, 1998; USCG- 1999-6224, 64 FR 63225, Nov. 19, 1999; 66 FR 20936, Apr. 26, 2001; USCG- 1999-5610, 67 FR 66068, Oct. 30, 2002; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58342, Sept. 30, 2004; USCG-2007-29018, 72 FR 53964, Sept. 21, 2007; USCG-2008- 0906, 73 FR 56508, Sept. 29, 2008] Effective Date Note: By USCG-2006-26202, 73 FR 52794, Sept. 11, 2008, Sec. 10.304 was amended by adding a new paragraph (j), effective Oct. 14, 2008. For the convenience of the user, the added text is set forth as follows: TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 10_LICENSING OF MARITIME PERSONNEL--Table of Contents Subpart C_Training Schools with Approved Courses Sec. 10.304 Substitution of training for required service, use of training-record books, and use of towing officer assessment records. * * * * * (j) Substitution of a training program in lieu of required service for a license as mate (pilot) of towing vessels is governed by Sec. 10.465(a) and table 10.465-1 of this part.