---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 11.512"
title: "46"
number: "11.512"
heading: "Service requirements for national endorsement as First Assistant Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/11.512"
---

# §11.512. Service requirements for national endorsement as First Assistant Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels.

- (a) The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for endorsement as First Assistant Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels is—
  - (1) One year of service as an Assistant Engineer while holding an MMC with a Second Assistant Engineer endorsement; or
  - (2) One year of service as a Chief Engineer-Limited and completing the appropriate examination described in subpart I of this part.
- (b) A person holding this endorsement may qualify for an STCW endorsement, according to §§ [11.327](/cfr/46/11.327.md), [11.331](/cfr/46/11.331.md), and [11.333](/cfr/46/11.333.md) of this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93093, Nov. 25, 2024; 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-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93093, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102336, Dec. 17, 2024]