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SUBPART 12.15-QUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT

§ 12.15-1 Certification required. (a) Every person employed in a rating as qualified member of the engine department on any United States vessel requiring certificated qualified members of the engine department shall produce a certificate as qualified member of the engine department to the shipping commissioner, United States collector or deputy collector of customs, or master before signing articles of agreement.

(b) No certificate as qualified member of the engine department is required of any person employed on any unrigged vessel, except seagoing barges.

§ 12.15-3 General requirements. (a) A qualified member of the engine department is any person below the rating of licensed officer and above the rating of coal passer or wiper, who holds a certificate of service as such qualified member of the engine department issued by the Coast Guard or predecessor authority.

(b) For purposes of administering this part the rating of "assistant electrician" is considered a rating not above that of coal passer or wiper, but equal thereto.

(c) An applicant, to be eligible for certification as qualified member of the engine department, shall be able to speak and understand the English language as would be required in the rating of qualified member of the engine department and in an emergency aboard ship.

[CGFR 47-10, 12 F. R. 1570, Mar. 7, 1947, as amended by CGFR 49-21, 14 F. R. 1959, Apr. 22, 1949]

§ 12.15-5 Physical requirements. (a) An applicant for a certificate of service as a qualified member of the engine department shall present a certificate of a medical officer of the United States Public Health Service, or other reputable physician attesting that his eyesight, hearing, and physical condition are such that he can perform the duties required of a qualified member of the engine department.

(b) The medical examination for qualified member of the engine department is the same as for an original license as engineer, as set forth in § 10.02-5 of this subchapter. If the applicant is in possession of an unexpired license, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may waive the requirement for a physical examination.

(c) An applicant holding a certificate of service for a particular rating as qualified member of the engine department and desiring certification for another rating covered by this same form of certificate may qualify therefor without a physical examination unless the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, finds that the applicant obviously suffers from some physical or mental infirmity to a degree that would render him incompetent to perform the ordinary duties of a qualified member of the engine department. In this event the applicant shall be required to undergo an examination to determine his competency.

[CGFR 47-10, 12 F. R. 1570, Mar. 7, 1947, as amended by CGFR 50-29, 15 F. R. 7834, Nov. 17, 1950]

§ 12.15-7 Service or training requirements. (a) An applicant for a certificate of service as qualified member of the engine department shall furnish the Coast Guard proof that he possesses one of the following requirements of training or service:

(1) 6 months' service at sea in a rating at least equal to that of coal passer or wiper in the engine department of vessels required to have such certificated men, or in the engine department of tugs or towboats operating on the high seas or Great Lakes, or on the bays or sounds directly connected with the seas; or,

(2) Graduation from a schoolship approved by and conducted under rules prescribed by the Commandant; or,

(3) Satisfactory completion of a course of training approved by the Commandant, and served aboard a training vessel; or,

(4) Graduation from the U. S. Naval Academy or the U. S. Coast Guard Academy.

§ 12.15-9

Examination requirements. (a) Applicants for certification as qualified members of the engine department in the ratings of oiler, watertender, fireman, deck engineer, refrigerator engineer, junior engineer, electrician, and machinist shall be examined orally or in writing and only in the English language on the subjects listed in pararaph (b) of this section. The applicant's general knowledge of the subjects must be sufficient to satisfy the examiner that he is qualified to perform the duties of the rating for which he makes application. (b) List of subjects required:

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TABLE 12.15-9 (b)--SURJECTS FOR QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF ENGINE DEPARTMENT

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6. Principles of mechanical refrigeration; and functions, operation, and maintenance of various machines and parts of the systems.

7. Knowledge of piping systems as used in ammonia, freon, and CO2, including testing for
leaks, operation of by-passes, and making up of joints.

8. Safety precautions to be observed in the operation of various refrigerating systems,
including storage of refrigerants, and the use of gas masks and fire fighting equipment.
9. Combustion of fuels, proper temperature, pressures, and atomization.

10. Operation of the fuel oil system on oil burning boilers, including the transfer and storage
of fuel oil.

11. Hazards involved and the precautions taken against accumulation of oil in furnaces,
bilges, floor plates, and tank tops; flarebacks, leaks in fuel oil heaters, clogged strainers
and burner tips..

12. Precautions necessary when filling empty boilers, starting up the fuel oil burning system, and raising steam from a cold boiler.

13. The function, operation, and maintenance of the various engine room auxiliaries. 14. Proper operation of the various types of lubricating systems.

15. Safety precautions to be observed in connection with the operation of engine room aux-
iliaries, electrical machinery, and switchboard equipment..

16. The function, operation, and maintenance of the bilge, ballast, fire, freshwater, sanitary, and lubricating systems.

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18. The procedure in preparing a turbine, reciprocating, or Diesel engine for standby; also the procedure in securing....

17. Proper care of spare machine parts and idle equipment..

19. Operation and maintenance of the equipment necessary for the supply of water to
boilers, the dangers of high and low water and remedial action.

20. Operation, location, and maintenance of the various boiler fittings and accessories.
21. The practical application and solution of basic electrical calculations, (Ohm's law,
power formula, etc.).

22. Electric wiring circuits of the various two-wire and three-wire D. C. systems and the
various single-phase and polyphase A. C. systems.

23. Application and characteristics of parallel and series circuits..

24. Application and maintenance of electrical meters and instruments.

25. The maintenance and installation of lighting and power wiring involving testing for,
locating and correcting grounds, short circuits and open circuits, and making splices..
26. The operation and maintenance of the various types of generators and motors, both
A. C. and D. C.

27. Operation, installation, and maintenance of the various types of electrical controls and
safety devices..

28. Testing and maintenance of special electrical equipment such as telegraphs, telephones,
alarm systems, fire detecting systems, and rudder angle indicators..

29. Rules and Regulations and requirements for installation, repair, and maintenance of
electrical wiring and equipment installed aboard ships....

30. Such further examination of a non-mathematical character as the Officer in Charge,
Marine Inspection, may consider necessary to establish the applicant's proficiency...

(c) Applicants for certification as qualified member of the engine department in ratings other than those indicated in table 12.15-9 (b) shall, by written or oral examination, demonstrate sufficient general knowledge of the subjects peculiar to the rating applied for to satisfy the examiner that he is qualified to perform the duties of the rating.

[CGFR 47-10, 12 F. R. 1570, Mar. 7, 1947, as amended by CGFR 49-21, 14 F. R. 1959, Apr. 22, 1949]

§ 12.15-11 General provisions respecting merchant mariner's documents indorsed as qualified member of the engine department. The holder of a merchant mariner's document indorsed with one or more qualified member of the engine department ratings may serve in any unqualified rating in the engine department without obtaining an additional indorsement. This does not mean that an indorsement of one qualified member of the engine department rating authorizes the holder to serve in all qualified member of the engine department ratings. Each qualified member of the engine department rating for which a holder of a merchant mariner's document is qualified must be indorsed separately. When, however, the applicant qualifies for all ratings covered by a certificate as a qualified member of the engine department, the certification may read "QMED-any rating." The ratings are as follows:

(a) Refrigerating engineer.
(b) Oiler.

(c) Watertender.

(d) Fireman.

(e) Deck engineer.

(f) Junior engineer.

(g) Electrician.

(h) Boilermaker.
(1) Machinist.

(1) Pumpman.

§ 12.15-13 Certification of qualified members of the engine department under wartime regulations. (a) Any person who has been certified as a qualified member of the engine department under wartime regulations and whose certificate or document is endorsed "Unless sooner invalidated this certificate shall expire six months after the termination of the war" shall be permitted to be

employed in the capacities indicated on his certificate or document until such certificate or document is revoked or suspended or until July 1, 1953. A seaman who can produce documentary evidence of sufficient sea service to comply with the peacetime sea service requirements may be issued a merchant mariner's document on which the restrictive endorsement is omitted: Provided, That he surrenders for cancellation the original certificate or merchant mariner's document bearing the restrictive endorsement and that he is qualified in all other respects.

(b) Any qualified member of the engine department holding a certificate or document endorsed "Unless sooner invalidated this certificate shall expire six months after the termination of the war" may not be engaged in the capacities indicated on his certificate or document on or after July 1, 1953, except that he may be continued in employment necessary for completion of the voyage which commenced prior to that date. (Secs. 1, 2, 64 Stat. 1120; 46 U. S. C., note preceding sec. 1) [CGFR 52-58, 17 F. R. 11882, Dec. 31, 1952]

SUBPART 12.20-TANKERMAN

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§ 12.20-1 General requirements. Any applicant for a certificate as tankerman who is not licensed as master, mate, pilot or engineer, shall be eligible for certification after he has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the Coast Guard that he is trained in, and capable of performing efficiently the necessary operations on tank vessels which relate to the handling of cargo.

(b) Applicants qualifying for certification as tankerman shall be issued a merchant mariner's document indorsed with the rating of tankerman and the kinds or grades of liquid cargo the holder is qualified to handle.

(c) A currently valid license as master, mate, pilot or engineer shall be considered as a certificate as tankerman and the holder may serve as tankerman upon inspected vessels of the United States required to have such certificated tankerman without having a separate certificate as tankerman.

(d) An applicant, to be eligible for certification as tankerman, shall be able to speak and understand the English language as would be required in the rating of tankerman and in an emergency aboard ship.

[CFGR 47-10, 12 F. R. 1571, Mar. 7, 1947, as amended by CGFR 49-21, 14 F. R. 1959, Apr. 22, 1949]

§ 12.20-3_Physical requirements. (a) Applicant for certification as tankerman shall present a certificate of a medical officer of the United States Public Health Service, or other reputable physician, attesting that his eyesight, hearing, and physical condition are such that he can perform the duties required of a tankerman.

(b) The medical examination is the same as for an original license as engineer, except that the applicant will be given a color vision test required for a licensed deck officer, as set forth in the regulations in § 10.02-5 of this subchapter. If the applicant is in possession of an unexpired deck license, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may waive the requirement for a physical examination.

§ 12.20-5 Examination requirements. Any applicant for certification as tankerman must prove to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard by an oral or written examination conducted only in the English language that he is familiar with the general arrangement of cargo tanks, suction and discharge pipe lines and valves, cargo pumps and cargo hose, and has been properly trained in the actual operation of cargo pumps, all other operations connected with the loading and discharging of cargo, and the use of fire extinguishing equipment.

[CGFR 49-21, 14 F. R. 1959, Apr. 22, 1949] SUBPART 12.25-CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE FOR

RATINGS OTHER THAN ABLE SEAMAN OR QUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT

§ 12.25-1 Certification required. (a) Every person employed in a rating other than able seaman or qualified member of the engine department of United States vessels requiring such certificated persons shall produce a certificate of service for the capacity in which he is em

ployed to the shipping commissioner, United States collector or deputy collector of customs, or master, before signing articles of agreement.

(b) No certificate of service shall be required of any person employed on any unrigged vessel, except seagoing barges, or on any sail vessel of less than 500 net tons while not carrying passengers for hire and while not operating outside the line dividing inland waters from the high seas, as defined in section 2 of the act of February 19, 1895, as amended.

§ 12.25-5 Commitment of employment. An applicant for a certificate of service in an entry rating or for an indorsement covering another such rating shall produce satisfactory proof that he has a commitment of employment as a member of the crew of a United States merchant vessel in a capacity covered by the certificate or indorsement applied for.

§ 12.25-10 General requirements. (a) Merchant mariner's documents will be issued without professional examination to applicants for ratings other than able seaman or qualified member of the engine department and the holders thereof may serve in the capacities authorized by appropriate indorsement thereon.

(b) When the holder of a merchant mariner's document has qualified as a food handler, the indorsement of his rating will be followed by the further indorsement "(F. H.)."

§ 12.25-20 Food handler. No applicant for a rating authorizing the handling of food will be certificated unless he produces a certificate from a medical officer of the United States Public Health Service, or other reputable physician stating that the applicant is free from communicable disease.

§ 12.25-25 Members of Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. No ratings other than cadet-midshipman and lifeboatman shall be shown on a merchant mariner's document issued to a member of the U. S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. The merchant mariner's document shall also be stamped "Valid only while cadet-midshipman in the U. S. Maritime Commission training program." A merchant mariner's document thus prepared shall

be surrendered upon the holder being certificated in any other rating or being issued a license and the rating of cadetmidshipman shall be omitted from any new merchant mariner's document issued.

§ 12.25-30 Student observers. Students in technical schools who are enrolled in courses in marine management and ship operations who present a letter or other documentary evidence that they are so enrolled shall be issued a merchant mariner's document as "student observers any department" and may be signed on ships as such. Students holding these documents or certificates will not take the place of any of the crew, or fill any of the regular ratings.

§ 12.25-35 Authority of merchant mariner's documents indorsed as steward, cook, or baker. A merchant mariner's document indorsed for steward, cook, or baker will authorize the holder to serve in any unskilled capacity in the steward's department provided the document is indorsed as food handler.

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AUTHORITY: §§ 14.01-1 to 14.10-20 issued under R. S. 4551, sec. 7, 49 Stat. 1936, a amended; 46 U. S. C. 643, 683, 689.

SOURCE: §§ 14.01-1 to 14.10-20 contained in CGFR 50-16, 15 F. R. 4501, July 15, 1950. SUBPART 14.01-GENERAL

§ 14.01-1 Employment of seamen whose citizenship has not been established. Seamen whose continuous discharge books, certificates of identification or merchant mariner's documents show question marks with reference to place of birth and/or citizenship shall not be considered as citizens of the United States in computing the number of citizens required by statute to be employed in the crew of a vessel.

§ 14.01-10 Reporting loss or recovery of continuous discharge book, certificate of identification, or certificate of discharge. Wherever a continuous discharge book, certificate of identification, or certificate of discharge is reported to a shipping commissioner, collector of customs, or an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, as having been stolen, lost, ¦ or destroyed, the shipping commissioner, collector of customs, or Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, shall immediately report the fact by letter to the Commandant, giving all the facts incident to its loss or destruction. By the same procedure, he shall report the recovery of a continuous discharge book, certificate of identification, or certificate of discharge with all the facts incident to its recovery, and shall forward the recovered book, certificate of identification, or certificate of discharge to the Commandant.

SUBPART 14.05-SHIPPING ARTICLES

§ 14.05-1 Preparation and number of copies of shipping articles. Shipping articles shall be made out in quadruplicate by carbon process. When the signing on of the crew has been completed the triplicate and quadruplicate copies shall be removed from the pad by the shipping commissioner, who will retain the triplicate copy and forward the

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