1625-0040 46cfr12.15-5

§ 12.15–3

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–07 Edition)

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produce a certificate as qualified member of the engine department to the
shipping commissioner, United States
Collector or Deputy Collector of Customs, or master before signing articles
of agreement.
(b) No certificate as qualified member of the engine department is required of any person employed on any
unrigged
vessel,
except
seagoing
barges.
§ 12.15–3 General requirements.
(a) A qualified member of the engine
department is any person below the
rating of licensed officer and above the
rating of coal passer or wiper, who
holds a certificate of service as such
qualified member of the engine department issued by the Coast Guard or
predecessor authority.
(b) For purposes of administering
this part the rating of assistant electrician is considered a rating not above
that of coal passer or wiper, but equal
thereto.
(c) An applicant, to be eligible for
certification as qualified member of
the engine department, shall be able to
speak and understand the English language as would be required in the rating of qualified member of the engine
department and in an emergency
aboard ship.
(d) After July 31, 1998, an STCW endorsement valid for any period on or
after February 1, 2002, will be issued or
renewed only when the candidate for
certification as a qualified member of
the engine department also produces
satisfactory evidence, on the basis of
assessment of a practical demonstration of skills and abilities, of having
achieved or maintained within the previous 5 years the minimum standards
of competence for the following 4 areas
of basic safety:
(1) Personal survival techniques as
set out in table A-VI/1-1 of the STCW
Code (incorporated by reference in
§ 12.01–3).
(2) Fire prevention and fire-fighting
as set out in table A-VI/1-2 of the
STCW Code.
(3) Elementary first aid as set out in
table A-VI/1-3 of the STCW Code.
(4) Personal safety and social responsibilities as set out in table A-VI/1-4 of
the STCW Code.

(e) After July 31, 1998 an STCW endorsement that is valid for any period
on or after February 1, 2002, will be
issued or renewed only when the candidate for certification as a qualified
member of the engine department
meets the standards of competence set
out in STCW Regulation III/4 and Section A-III/4 of the STCW Code, if the
candidate will be serving as a rating
forming part of a watch in a manned
engine-room, or designated to perform
duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room, on a seagoing ship driven by
main propulsion machinery of 750 kW
[1,000 hp] propulsion power or more.
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965,
amended by CGD 95–062, 62 FR 34538, June
1997; USCG-2000–7790, 65 FR 58458, Sept.
2000; USCG-1999–5610, 67 FR 66069, Oct.
2002]

§ 12.15–5

Physical requirements.

(a) An applicant for a certificate of
service as a qualified member of the
engine department shall present a certificate of a medical officer of the
United States Public Health Service, or
other reputable physician attesting
that his eyesight, hearing, and physical
condition are such that he can perform
the duties required of a qualified member of the engine department.
(b) The medical examination for
qualified member of the engine department is the same as for an original license as engineer, as set forth in
§ 10.205 of this subchapter. If the applicant is in possession of an unexpired license, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may waive the requirement
for a physical examination.
(c) An applicant holding a certificate
of service for a particular rating as
qualified member of the engine department and desiring certification for another rating covered by this same form
of certificate may qualify therefor
without a physical examination unless
the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, finds that the applicant obviously
suffers from some physical or mental
infirmity to a degree that would render
him incompetent to perform the ordinary duties of a qualified member of
the engine department. In this event

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§ 12.15–9

the applicant shall be required to undergo an examination to determine his
competency.
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as
amended by USCG-1998–4442, 63 FR 52189,
Sept. 30, 1998; USCG-2004–18884, 69 FR 58343,
Sept. 30, 2004; USCG–2004–18884, 69 FR 68089,
Nov. 23, 2004]

§ 12.15–7 Service or training requirements.
(a) An applicant for a certificate of
service as qualified member of the engine department shall furnish the
Coast Guard proof of qualification
based on six months’ service in a rating
at least equal to that of wiper or coal
passer.
(b) Training programs approved by
the Commanding Officer, National
Maritime Center, may be substituted
for the required service at sea in accordance with the following:
(1) A graduate of a school ship may
be rated as qualified member of the engine department upon satisfactory
completion of the course of instruction. For this purpose, school ship is interpreted to mean an institution which
offers a complete course of instruction,
including a period of sea training, in
the skills appropriate to the rating of
qualified member of the engine department.
(2) Training programs other than
those classified as a school ship may be
substituted for up to one-half of the required service at sea.
(c) To qualify to receive an STCW endorsement for service as a ‘‘rating
forming part of a watch in a manned
engine-room or designated to perform
duties in a periodically unmanned en-

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Subjects

1. Application, maintenance, and use of hand tools and
measuring instruments ..........................................................
2. Uses of babbitt, copper, brass, steel, and other metals ......
3. Methods of measuring pipe, pipe fittings, sheet metal, machine bolts and nuts, packing, etc .........................................
4. Operation and maintenance of mechanical remote control
equipment ..............................................................................
5. Precautions to be taken for the prevention of fire and the
proper use of firefighting equipment .....................................
6. Principles of mechanical refrigeration; and functions, operation, and maintenance of various machines and parts of
the systems ...........................................................................
7. Knowledge of piping systems as used in ammonia, freon,
and CO2, including testing for leaks, operation of bypasses,
and making up of joints .........................................................

gine-room’’ on a seagoing vessel driven
by main propulsion machinery 750 kW
[1,000 hp] propulsion power or more, an
applicant shall prove seagoing service
that includes training and experience
associated
with
engine-room
watchkeeping and involves the performance of duties carried out under
the direct supervision of a qualified engineer officer or a member of a qualified rating. The training must establish that the applicant has achieved
the standard of competence prescribed
in table A-III/4 of the STCW Code (incorporated by reference in § 12.01–3), in
accordance with the methods of demonstrating competence and the criteria
for evaluating competence specified in
that table.
[CGD 80–131, 45 FR 69241, Oct. 20, 1980, as
amended by CGD 95–072, 60 FR 50460, Sept. 29,
1995; CGD 95–062, 62 FR 34538, June 26, 1997;
CGD 95–062, 62 FR 40140, July 25, 1997; USCG1998–4442, 63 FR 52189, Sept. 30, 1998; USCG1999–5610, 67 FR 66069, Oct. 30, 2002]

§ 12.15–9

Examination requirements.

(a) Each applicant for certification as
a qualified member of the engine department in the rating of oiler,
watertender, fireman, deck engineer,
refrigeration engineer, junior engineer,
electrician, or machinist shall be examined orally or by other means and
only in the English language on the
subjects listed in paragraph (b) of this
section. The applicant’s general knowledge of the subjects must be sufficient
to satisfy the examiner that he is
qualified to perform the duties of the
rating for which he makes application.
(b) List of subjects required:
Machinist

Refrigerating
engineer

Fireman/
Watertender

X
X

X
X

X
X

Oiler

X
X

Electrician

Junior
engineer

Deck
engineer

X
X

X
X

X
X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

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X

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X

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