---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 12.901"
title: "46"
number: "12.901"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/12.901"
---

# §12.901. Purpose.


This subpart establishes requirements for the qualification of ratings serving on passenger ships as defined in [§ 12.903](/cfr/46/12.903.md) of this part.


## Notes

### 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.