1625-0079 Stat/Authority

§ 12.813

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–14 Edition)

emergency-related
duties,
provided
that—
(i) The emergency-related duties do
not require any other rating or endorsement, except lifeboatman or
lifeboatman-limited as specified in
paragraph (a)(3) of this section;
(ii) The non-resident alien has completed familiarization and basic training (BT), as required in § 15.1105 of this
subchapter;
(iii) If the non-resident alien serves
as a lifeboatman or lifeboatman-limited, he or she has the necessary
lifeboatman or lifeboatman-limited endorsement; and
(iv) The non-resident alien has completed the training for crewmembers on
passenger ships performing duties involving safety or care for passengers,
as required in § 15.1103 of this subchapter.
(c) A non-resident alien may only
serve for an aggregate period of 36
months of actual service on all authorized U.S. flag large passenger vessels
combined under the provisions of this
subpart.
(d) Once this 36-month limitation is
reached, the MMC becomes invalid and
must be returned to the Coast Guard
under § 12.805(d) of this subpart, and the
non-resident alien is no longer authorized to serve in a position requiring an
MMC on any U.S. flag large passenger
vessel.
(e) An individual who successfully adjusts his or her immigration status to
become either an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the
United States, or a citizen of the
United States, may apply for an MMC,
subject to the requirements of § 10.221
of this subchapter, without any restrictions or limitations imposed by this
subpart.
§ 12.813 Alternative means of compliance.
(a) The owner or managing operator
of a U.S. flag large passenger vessel
seeking to employ non-resident aliens
issued MMCs under this subpart may
submit a plan to the Coast Guard,
which, if approved, will serve as an alternative means of complying with the
requirements of this subpart.
(b) The plan must address all the elements contained in this subpart, as

well as the related elements contained
in § 15.530 of this subchapter, to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard.

Subpart I—Crewmembers on a
Passenger Ship on an International Voyage
§ 12.901

Purpose.

This subpart establishes requirements for the qualification of ratings
serving on passenger ships as defined in
§ 12.903 of this part.
§ 12.903

Definitions.

Passenger ship in this subpart means
a ship carrying more than 12 passengers when on an international voyage.
§ 12.905

General requirements.

(a) Any seafarer may serve on a passenger vessel on an international voyage and perform duties that involve
safety or care for passengers, only
after—
(1) Meeting the appropriate requirements of the STCW Regulation V/2 and
of section A–V/2 of the STCW Code (incorporated by reference, see § 12.103 of
this part); and
(2) Holding documentary evidence to
show that the mariner meets these requirements through approved or accepted training.
(b) Seafarers who are required to be
trained in accordance with paragraph
(a)(1) of this section must, at intervals
not exceeding 5 years, provide evidence
of maintaining the standard of competence.
(c) The Coast Guard will accept onboard training and experience, through
evidence of 1 year of sea service within
the last 5 years, as meeting the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this
section.
(d) Personnel serving onboard small
passenger vessels engaged in domestic,
near-coastal voyages, as defined in
§ 15.105(g)(1) of this subchapter, are not
subject to any obligation for the purpose of this STCW requirement.

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