46 CFR 11.510
§ 11.510 Service requirements for national endorsement as Chief Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels.
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- 46 CFR 11.510, § 11.510 Service requirements for national endorsement as Chief Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223555
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(a) The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for endorsement as Chief Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels is—
(1) One year of service as First Assistant Engineer; or
(2) One year of service while holding an MMC endorsement as First Assistant Engineer. A minimum of 6 months of this service must have been as First Assistant Engineer, and the remainder must be as Assistant Engineer. Service as an Assistant Engineer other than First Assistant Engineer is accepted on a two-for-one basis to a maximum of 6 months (2 days of service as a Second or Third Assistant Engineer equals 1 day of creditable service).
(b) A person holding this endorsement may qualify for an STCW endorsement, according to §§ 11.325 and 11.331 of this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.