---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "chI/subchB/part12"
level: "part"
label: "Part 12"
heading: "Requirements for Rating Endorsements"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12"
sections_count: 45
---

# Part 12 — Requirements for Rating Endorsements

Title 46 C.F.R. — Shipping › Chapter I — Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security › Subchapter B — Merchant Marine Officers and Seamen

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — General Requirements for Rating Endorsements](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Subpart C [Reserved]](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Requirements for National Deck Rating Endorsements](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Requirements for National Engineer Rating Endorsements](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Requirements for STCW Rating Endorsements](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Entry-Level National Ratings and Miscellaneous Ratings](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Non-Resident Alien Members of the Steward's Department on U.S. Flag Large Passenger Vessels](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — Crewmembers on a Passenger Ship on an International Voyage](/cfr/46/chI-subchB-part12-subpartI.md)