46 CFR 12.711

§ 12.711 Apprentice Mate.

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Citation: 46 CFR 12.711, § 12.711 Apprentice Mate, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/223645
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(a) A person enrolled in a Mate training program approved by the Coast Guard, and who provides a letter or other documentary evidence that they are enrolled, may be issued an MMC rating endorsement as Apprentice Mate and may be signed on a vessel in this capacity. The rating endorsement as Apprentice Mate may be in addition to other endorsements; however, this endorsement does not authorize the holder to replace any of the regular required crew. (b) Persons holding the endorsement as Apprentice Mate are deemed to be seafarers.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.