{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-11.803","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 11.803","heading":"Staff departments.","body":"(a) Title 46 U.S.C. 8302 contains the requirements for staff departments on U.S. flag vessels.\n(b) Title 46 U.S.C. 8302 does not apply to—\n(1) A fishing or whaling vessel or yacht;\n(2) A vessel operated only on bays, sounds, inland waters, and lakes (other than the Great Lakes); and\n(3) A vessel ferrying passengers and cars on the Great Lakes.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN","PART 11—REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS","Subpart H—Registration of Staff Officers and Miscellaneous Endorsements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"fec4252d742f5977d84b1a5f5fcbc0f0c62d2f28fb2e53409789be335b54b27e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-11.801","next":"us/46-cfr-11.805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}