---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 12.505"
title: "46"
number: "12.505"
heading: "Examination requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/12.505"
---

# §12.505. Examination requirements.

- (a) Before an applicant is issued an endorsement as QMED in the rating of Oiler, Boiler Technician/Watertender, Junior Engineer, Pump Technician/Machinist, or Electrician/Refrigerating Engineer, they must prove, to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard, by oral or other means of examination, their knowledge of the subjects listed in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (b) The examination, whether administered orally or by other means, must be conducted only in the English language.
- (c) Table 1 to [§ 12.505(c)](#c) provides a list of subjects required.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77975, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93101, Nov. 25, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 2110, 7301, 7302, 7503, 7505, 7701, and 70105; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77975, Dec. 24, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77975, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93101, Nov. 25, 2024]