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46 CFR 12.711: Apprentice Mate.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN
- PART 12—REQUIREMENTS FOR RATING ENDORSEMENTS
- Subpart G—Entry-Level National Ratings and Miscellaneous Ratings
(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.
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