---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 12.905"
title: "46"
number: "12.905"
heading: "General requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/12.905"
---

# §12.905. General requirements.

- (a) Any seafarer may serve on a passenger vessel on an international voyage and perform duties that involve safety or care for passengers, only after—
  - (1) Meeting the appropriate requirements of the STCW Regulation V/2 and of section A-V/2 of the STCW Code (incorporated by reference, see [§ 12.103](/cfr/46/12.103.md) of this part); and
  - (2) Holding documentary evidence to show that the mariner meets these requirements through approved or accepted training.
- (b) Seafarers who are required to be trained in accordance with [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section must, at intervals not exceeding 5 years, provide evidence of maintaining the standard of competence.
- (c) The Coast Guard will accept onboard training and experience, through evidence of 1 year of sea service within the last 5 years, as meeting the requirements of [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section.
- (d) Personnel serving onboard small passenger vessels engaged in domestic, near-coastal voyages, as defined in [§ 15.105(g)(1)](/cfr/46/15.105.md?p=g-1) of this subchapter, are not subject to any obligation for the purpose of this STCW requirement.

## 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.