---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 12.625"
title: "46"
number: "12.625"
heading: "Requirements to qualify for an STCW endorsement as Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/12.625"
---

# §12.625. Requirements to qualify for an STCW endorsement as Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties.

- (a) **An applicant for an STCW endorsement as Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties must—**
  - (1) Provide satisfactory documentary evidence, such as a certificate or letter signed by a company official, or a certificate of completion from a Coast Guard-accepted or Coast Guard-approved course, of meeting the requirements in [33 CFR 104.220](/cfr/33/104.220.md);
  - (2) Meet the physical examination requirements in [46 CFR Part 10](/cfr/46/part10.md), [subpart C](/cfr/46/subpartC.md); and
  - (3) Meet the safety and suitability requirements and the National Driver Registry review requirements in [§ 10.209(e)](/cfr/46/10.209.md?p=e) of this subchapter, unless the applicant has met these requirements within the previous 5 years in connection with another endorsement.
- (b) Until March 24, 2014, seafarers will be able to apply for an endorsement as Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties by—
  - (1) Having completed approved seagoing service with designated security duties, for a period of at least 6 months in total during the preceding 3 years;
  - (2) Having performed security functions considered to be equivalent to the seagoing service required in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section; or
  - (3) **Successfully completing Coast Guard-accepted or Coast Guard-approved training.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77975, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93105, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102336, Dec. 17, 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 93105, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102336, Dec. 17, 2024]