{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-11.805","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 11.805","heading":"General requirements.","body":"(a) The applicant for an endorsement as staff officer is not required to take any examination; however, the applicant must provide to the Coast Guard a letter justifying the need for the endorsement.\n(b) An applicant for a higher grade in the staff department must apply in the same manner as for an original endorsement and must surrender the previous Coast Guard-issued credentials upon issuance of the new MMC. A staff officer may serve in a lower grade of service for which they are registered.\n(c) Title 46 U.S.C. 8302 addresses uniforms for staff officers who are members of the Naval Reserve.\n(d) A duplicate MMC may be issued by the Coast Guard. (See § 10.229 of this subchapter.)\n(e) An MMC is valid for a term of 5 years from the date of issuance. Procedures for renewing endorsements are found in § 10.227 of this subchapter.\n(f) Each applicant for an original or a higher grade of endorsement, as described in paragraph (b) of this section, must produce evidence of having passed a chemical test for dangerous drugs or of qualifying for an exception from testing in § 16.220 of this subchapter. An applicant who fails a chemical test for dangerous drugs will not be issued an MMC.","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":"c4b5ebbb57aaad3c14b3862dc02803d5085642508c1d0aa55354daab46743e76","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-11.803","next":"us/46-cfr-11.807"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}