---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 11.304"
title: "46"
number: "11.304"
heading: "STCW deck officer endorsements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/11.304"
---

# §11.304. STCW deck officer endorsements.

- (a) Specific requirements for all STCW deck officer endorsements are detailed in the applicable sections in this part.
  - (1) **Master on vessels of 3,000 GT or more (management level).**
  - (2) **Chief Mate on vessels of 3,000 GT or more (management level).**
  - (3) **Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) of vessels of 500 GT or more (operational level).**
  - (4) **Master of vessels of 500 GT or more and less than 3,000 GT (management level).**
  - (5) **Chief Mate of vessels of 500 GT or more and less than 3,000 GT (management level).**
  - (6) **Master of vessels of less than 500 GT (management level).**
  - (7) **Master of vessels of less than 500 GT limited to near-coastal waters (management level).**
  - (8) **OICNW of vessels of less than 500 GT (operational level).**
  - (9) **OICNW of vessels of less than 500 GT limited to near-coastal waters (operational level).**
- (b) [Reserved]

## 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]