---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 12.701"
title: "46"
number: "12.701"
heading: "Credentials required for entry-level and miscellaneous ratings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/12.701"
---

# §12.701. Credentials required for entry-level and miscellaneous ratings.


Every person employed or engaged on a vessel subject to [46 U.S.C. 8701](/usc/46/8701.md) must produce an MMC or MMD with the appropriate endorsement to the Master or Person in Charge (PIC), if appropriate, before signing shipping articles.


## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93105, 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-2021-0097, 89 FR 93105, Nov. 25, 2024]