---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 11.302"
title: "46"
number: "11.302"
heading: "Basic Training."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/11.302"
---

# §11.302. Basic Training.

- (a) Applicants seeking an STCW officer endorsement must provide evidence of meeting the standard of competence for Basic Training (BT) as follows:
  - (1) Personal survival techniques as set out in Table A-VI/1-1 of the STCW Code (incorporated by reference, see [§ 11.102](/cfr/46/11.102.md) of this part).
  - (2) **Fire prevention and firefighting as set out in Table A-VI/1-2 of the STCW Code.**
  - (3) **Elementary first aid as set out in Table A-VI/1-3 of the STCW Code.**
  - (4) **Personal safety and social responsibilities as set out in Table A-VI/1-4 of the STCW Code.**
- (b) Every 5 years seafarers qualified in accordance with § [11.301(c)](/cfr/46/11.301.md?p=c) and [(d)](/cfr/46/11.301.md?p=d) of this subpart must provide evidence of maintaining the standard of competence for BT.
- (c) The Coast Guard will accept onboard training and experience, through evidence of 1 year of sea service within the last 5 years, for the following areas:
  - (1) **Personal survival techniques as set out in Table A-VI/1-1 of the STCW Code—**
    - (i) **Donning a lifejacket.**
    - (ii) **Boarding a survival craft from the ship, while wearing a lifejacket.**
    - (iii) **Taking initial actions on boarding a lifeboat to enhance chance of survival.**
    - (iv) **Streaming a lifeboat drogue or sea-anchor.**
    - (v) **Operating survival craft equipment.**
    - (vi) **Operating location devices, including radio equipment.**
  - (2) **Fire prevention and firefighting as set out in Table A-VI/1-2 of the STCW Code—**
    - (i) **Using self-contained breathing apparatus.**
    - (ii) Performing a rescue in a smoke-filled space, using an approved smoke-generating device aboard, while wearing a breathing apparatus.
  - (3) **Elementary first aid as set out in Table A-VI/1-3 of the STCW Code.**
  - (4) **Personal safety and social responsibilities as set out in Table A-VI/1-4 of the STCW Code.**
- (d) The Coast Guard will only accept evidence of approved assessments conducted ashore for the following areas:
  - (1) **Personal survival techniques as set out in Table A-VI/1-1 of the STCW Code—**
    - (i) **Donning and using an immersion suit.**
    - (ii) **Safely jumping from a height into the water.**
    - (iii) **Righting an inverted liferaft while wearing a lifejacket.**
    - (iv) **Swimming while wearing a lifejacket.**
    - (v) **Keeping afloat without a lifejacket.**
  - (2) **Fire prevention and firefighting as set out in Table A-VI/1-2 of the STCW Code—**
    - (i) **Using various types of portable fire extinguishers.**
    - (ii) Extinguishing smaller fires, e.g., electrical fires, oil fires, and propane fires.
    - (iii) **Extinguishing extensive fires with water, using jet and spray nozzles.**
    - (iv) **Extinguishing fires with foam, powder, or any other suitable chemical agent.**
    - (v) **Fighting fire in smoke-filled enclosed spaces wearing self-contained breathing apparatus.**
    - (vi) Extinguishing fire with water fog or any other suitable firefighting agent in an accommodation room or simulated engineroom with fire and heavy smoke.
    - (vii) Extinguishing oil fire with fog applicator and spray nozzles, dry chemical powder, or foam applicators.
- (e) Applicants who cannot meet the requirement for 1 year of sea service within the last 5 years, as described in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, will be required to meet the requirements of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section or complete approved or accepted refresher training.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93070, Nov. 25, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, and 2110; 46 U.S.C. chapter 71; 46 U.S.C. 7502, 7505, 7701, 8903, 8904, 8906, and 70105; E.O. 10173; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 11.107 is also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

### Source

Source: USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93070, Nov. 25, 2024]