{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-12.707","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 12.707","heading":"Student observers.","body":"Students in technical schools who are enrolled in courses in marine management, naval architecture, and ship operations, and who provides a letter or other documentary evidence that they are enrolled, will be issued an MMC endorsed as “student observer—any department” and may be signed on ships as such. Students holding these endorsements will not take the place of any of the crew, or replace any of the regular required crew.","path":["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"],"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":"a2ee00a692a0a7f8f7ac7b9518da741c6d4c5a52271d35cd64e4c5cbbf237266","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-12.705","next":"us/46-cfr-12.709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}