§11.501. Grades and types of national engineer endorsements issued.
46 C.F.R. § 11.501
National engineer endorsements are issued in the grades of—
Chief Engineer;
First Assistant Engineer;
Second Assistant Engineer;
Third Assistant Engineer;
Chief Engineer-Limited;
Assistant Engineer-Limited;
Designated Duty Engineer (DDE);
Chief Engineer Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels;
Assistant Engineer Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels;
Chief Engineer-MODU;
Assistant Engineer-MODU;
Chief Engineer-OSV; and
Assistant Engineer-OSV.
Engineer endorsements issued in the grades of Chief Engineer-Limited and Assistant Engineer-Limited of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels allow the holder to serve within any propulsion power limitations on vessels of unlimited tonnage on inland waters and of less than 1,600 GRT in ocean, near-coastal, or Great Lakes service in the following manner:
Chief Engineer-Limited may serve on oceans and near-coastal waters.
Assistant Engineer-Limited may serve on ocean and near-coastal waters.
Engineer MMC endorsements issued in the grades of Designated Duty Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels allow the holder to serve within stated propulsion power limitations on vessels of less than 500 GRT in the following manner:
Designated Duty Engineers-Limited to vessels of less than 1,000 HP or 4,000 HP may serve only on near-coastal or inland waters.
Designated Duty Engineers-Unlimited may serve on any waters.
An engineer officer MMC endorsement authorizes service on steam, motor, or gas turbine-propelled vessels or may authorize all modes of propulsion.
A person holding an engineer MMC endorsement that is restricted to near-coastal waters may serve within the limitations of the MMC upon near-coastal, Great Lakes, and inland waters.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93092, Nov. 25, 2024, as amended by USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102336, 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-2021-0097, 89 FR 93092, Nov. 25, 2024, as amended by USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102336, Dec. 17, 2024]