{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-12.711","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 12.711","heading":"Apprentice Mate.","body":"(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.\n(b) Persons holding the endorsement as Apprentice Mate are deemed to be seafarers.","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":"f8e24f943015a75de5c123df1e464a64d10adc207e677283130f2be0653ed454","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-12.709","next":"us/46-cfr-12.801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}