---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 11.407"
title: "46"
number: "11.407"
heading: "Service requirements for Third Mate of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/11.407"
---

# §11.407. Service requirements for Third Mate of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

- (a) The minimum service or training required to qualify an applicant for an endorsement as Third Mate of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage is—
  - (1) Three years of service in the deck department on ocean self-propelled vessels, with a minimum of 6 months of bridge watchkeeping duties under the supervision of the Master or a qualified officer. Experience gained in the engine department on vessels of appropriate tonnage may be creditable for up to 3 months of the service requirements for this officer endorsement;
  - (2) **Graduation from—**
    - (i) The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (deck curriculum);
    - (ii) The U.S. Coast Guard Academy with qualification as an underway Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW), underway officer of the deck, or deck watch officer;
    - (iii) The U.S. Naval Academy with qualification as an underway OICNW, underway officer of the deck or deck watch officer; or
    - (iv) The deck class of a maritime academy approved by and conducted under rules prescribed by the Maritime Administrator and listed in [part 310 of this title](/cfr/46/part310.md), including the ocean option program in the deck class of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy; or
  - (3) Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive Apprentice Mate training program approved by the Coast Guard.
- (b) Graduation from the deck class of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy will qualify the graduate to be examined for an endorsement as Third Mate of self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage with a route appropriate to the program completed.
- (c) While holding an MMC endorsement as Master of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 1,600 GRT, 1 year of service as Master on vessels of more than 200 GRT operating on ocean or near-coastal waters will qualify the applicant for an endorsement as Third Mate of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.
- (d) An individual holding an endorsement as Mate of Great Lakes and inland, self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage, or Master of inland, self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage, may obtain an endorsement as Third Mate of oceans or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage by completing the prescribed examination in subpart I of this part.
- (e) A person holding this endorsement may qualify for an STCW endorsement, according to [§ 11.309](/cfr/46/11.309.md) of this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93080, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102335, Dec. 17, 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 93080, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102335, Dec. 17, 2024]