---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 15.701"
title: "46"
number: "15.701"
heading: "Officers Competency Certificates Convention, 1936."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/15.701"
---

# §15.701. Officers Competency Certificates Convention, 1936.

- (a) This section implements the Officers Competency Certificates Convention, 1936 (see [46 U.S.C. 8304](/usc/46/8304.md)), and applies to each vessel documented under the laws of the United States navigating seaward of the Boundary Lines in [part 7](/cfr/46/part7.md) of this chapter, except:
  - (1) A public vessel;
  - (2) A wooden vessel of primitive build, such as a dhow or junk;
  - (3) A barge; or
  - (4) **A vessel of less than 200 gross tons.**
- (b) The Master, Mates and engineers on any vessel to which this section applies must hold an MMC officer endorsement to serve in that capacity issued by the Coast Guard under parts [10](/cfr/46/part10.md) and [11](/cfr/46/part11.md) of this subchapter.
- (c) A vessel to which this section applies, or a foreign flagged vessel to which the Officers Competency Certificates Convention applies, may be detained by a designated official until that official is satisfied that the vessel is in compliance with the Convention. Designated official includes Coast Guard officers, Coast Guard petty officers and officers or employees of the Customs and Border Protection Service.
- (d) Whenever a vessel is detained, the owner, charterer, managing operator, agent, Master, or individual in charge may appeal the detention within 5 days under the provisions of [§ 2.01-70](/cfr/46/2.01-70.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11261, Mar. 16, 2009; USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 78004, Dec. 24, 2013; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102338, Dec. 17, 2024]

### Source

Source: CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated by USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 78001, Dec. 24, 2013.

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 3306, 3703, 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8301, 8304, 8502, 8503, 8701, 8702, 8901, 8902, 8903, 8904, 8905(b), 8906 and 9102; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; and DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93118, Nov. 25, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11261, Mar. 16, 2009; USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 78004, Dec. 24, 2013; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102338, Dec. 17, 2024]