---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 11.427"
title: "46"
number: "11.427"
heading: "Requirements for Mate of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/11.427"
---

# §11.427. Requirements for Mate of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT.

- (a) The minimum service required to qualify for the endorsement as Mate of near-coastal self-propelled vessels of less than 200 GRT is—
  - (1) Twelve months of total service in the deck department of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled, sail, or auxiliary sail vessels. Service on Great Lakes and inland waters may substitute for up to 6 months of the required service; or
  - (2) Three months of service in the deck department of self-propelled vessels operating on ocean, near-coastal, Great Lakes, or inland waters while holding an MMC endorsement as Master of inland self-propelled, sail, or auxiliary sail vessels of less than 200 GRT.
- (b) The holder of an MMC endorsement as Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) with a near-coastal route endorsement may obtain this endorsement by successfully completing an examination on rules and regulations for small passenger vessels.
- (c) To obtain this officer endorsement for sail or auxiliary sail vessels, the applicant must submit evidence of 6 months of deck service on sail or auxiliary sail vessels.
- (d) A License or MMC endorsement as Master of near-coastal self-propelled vessels may be endorsed as Mate of sail or auxiliary sail vessels upon providing evidence of 3 months of service on sail or auxiliary sail vessels.
- (e) To obtain a tonnage endorsement for 100 GRT or more, the applicant must complete the additional examination topics indicated in [subpart I](/cfr/46/subpartI.md) of this part.
- (f) Holders of this endorsement are considered to be in compliance with the STCW Convention (incorporated by reference, see [§ 11.102](/cfr/46/11.102.md)) while operating within the limitations of this endorsement.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93082, 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 93082, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102335, Dec. 17, 2024]