1625-0040 46cfr10.207

§ 10.207

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–07 Edition)

certificate as master or mate for service on vessels in ocean or near-coastal
service, shall present sufficient documentary proof that he or she understands and can effectively apply procedures for bridge team work as an essential aspect of maintaining a safe navigational watch, taking into account
the principles of bridge-resource management enumerated in Section B-VIII/
2 of the STCW Code.
(p) Practical demonstration of skills.
Each candidate for an original license
shall successfully complete any practical demonstrations required under
this part and appropriate to the particular license concerned, to prove that
he or she is sufficiently proficient in
skills required under subpart I of this
part. The OCMI must be satisfied as to
the authenticity and acceptability of
all evidence that each candidate has
successfully completed the demonstrations required under this part in the
presence of a designated examiner. The
OCMI will place in the file of each candidate a written or electronic record of
the skills required, the results of the
practical demonstrations, and the identification of the designated examiner
in whose presence the requirements
were fulfilled.
[CGD 81–059 and CGD 81–059a, 52 FR 38623 and
38666, Oct. 16, 1987]

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EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting § 10.205, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and on GPO Access.

§ 10.207 Requirements for raises of
grades of licenses.
(a) General. Before any person is
issued a raise of grade of license, the
applicant must present satisfactory
documentary evidence of eligibility
with respect to the applicable requirements of §§ 10.201, 10.202, and this section. Each applicant must submit an
application as set forth in § 10.105, and,
unless exempted under § 10.112, submit
the evaluation fee set out in table
10.109 in § 10.109.
(b) Surrendering old license. Upon the
issuance of a new license for raise of
grade, the applicant shall surrender the
old license to the OCMI. If requested,
the old license is returned to the applicant after cancellation.

(c) Age, experience, training, and assessment. (1) Each applicant for a raise
of grade of license shall establish that
he or she possesses the age, experience,
and training necessary, and has been
examined and otherwise assessed as
may be required by this part to establish competence to hold the particular
license requested, before he or she is
entitled to a raise in grade of license.
(2) Applicants for raise of grade of license shall present to the OCMI at a
Regional Examination Center, letters,
discharges, or other official documents
certifying to the amount and character
of their experience and the names of
the vessels on which acquired. Certificates of discharge are returned to the
applicant after review by the OCMI. All
other documentary evidence of service,
or copies thereof, are filed with the application.
(3) Sea service acquired prior to the
issuance of the license held is generally
not accepted as any part of the service
required for raise of grade of that license. However, service acquired prior
to issuance of a license will be accepted
for certain crossovers, endorsements or
increases in scope of a license, as appropriate. In the limited tonnage categories for deck licenses, total accumulated service is a necessary criterion
for most raises in grade; service acquired prior to the issuance of such licenses will, therefore, be accepted.
(4) No raise of grade of license may be
issued to any naturalized citizen on
less experience in any grade than
would have been required of a citizen of
the United States by birth.
(5) Experience and service acquired
on foreign vessels while holding a valid
U. S. license is creditable for establishing eligibility for a raise of grade,
subject to evaluation by the OCMI to
determine that it is a fair and reasonable equivalent to service acquired on
merchant vessels of the United States,
with respect to grade, tonnage, horsepower, waters and operating conditions. An applicant who has obtained
the qualifying experience on foreign
vessels shall submit satisfactory documentary evidence of such service (including any necessary translations into
English) in the forms prescribed by
paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

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§ 10.209

(6) An applicant remains eligible for
a raise of grade of license while on probation as a result of action under part
5 of this chapter. A raise of grade of license issued to a person on probation
will be subject to the same probationary conditions imposed against the
applicant’s other certificates or licenses. The offense for which he or she
was placed on probation will be considered on the merits of the case in determining fitness to hold the license applied for. No applicant will be examined for a raise of grade of license during any period when a suspension without probation or a revocation imposed
under part 5 of this chapter is effective
against the applicant’s license or certificate or while an appeal from these
actions is pending.
(d) Professional Examination. (1)(i)
When the OCMI finds an applicant’s experience and training for raise of grade
to be satisfactory and the applicant is
eligible in all other respects, the OCMI
will authorize the examination. Oralassisted examinations may be administered in accordance with § 10.205(i)(1).
The OCMI will place in the applicant’s
file a record indicating the subjects
covered.
(ii) The general instructions for administration of examinations and the
lists of subjects for all licenses appear
in Subpart I of this part.
(2) The qualification requirements
for radar observer are contained in
§ 10.480.
(e) Physical requirements. (1) An applicant for raise of grade of a license who
has not had a physical examination for
an original license or renewal of license within three years must submit a
certification by a licensed physician or
physician assistant that he or she is in
good health and has no physical impairment or medical condition which
would render him or her incompetent
to perform the ordinary duties of the
license applied for.
(2) If the OCMI has reason to believe
that an applicant for raise of grade of
license suffers from some physical impairment or medical condition which
would render the applicant incompetent to perform the ordinary duties
of that license, the applicant may be
required to submit the results of an examination by a licensed physician or

physician assistant that meets the requirements for an original license.
(3) An applicant who has lost the
sight of one eye may obtain a raise of
grade of license, provided that the applicant is qualified in all other respects
and that the visual acuity in the one
remaining eye passes the test required
under § 10.205(d).
(f) Firefighting certificate. Applicants
for raise of grade of license who have
not previously met the requirements in
§ 10.205(g), must do so.
(g) Chemical testing for dangerous
drugs. To obtain a raise of grade of a license each applicant shall produce evidence of having passed a chemical test
for dangerous drugs or of qualifying for
an exception from testing in § 16.220 of
this subchapter.
(h) Criminal Record Review. Each applicant for a raise of grade may be required to submit to a criminal record
check under § 10.201(h).
(i) National Driver Register. Each applicant for a raise of grade of a license
shall consent to an NDR check under
§ 10.201(i) if the license is reissued with
a new expiration date.
[CGD 81–059, 52 FR 38623, Oct. 16, 1987, as
amended by CGD 81–059, 54 FR 134, Jan. 4,
1989; CGD 91–002, 58 FR 15238, Mar. 19, 1993;
CGD 91–223, 60 FR 4524, Jan. 23, 1995; CGD 91–
212, 60 FR 65486, Dec. 19, 1995; CGD 94–029, 61
FR 47063, Sept. 6, 1996; CDG 95–062, 62 FR
34530, June 26, 1997; USCG–1997–2799, 64 FR
42815, Aug. 5, 1999; USCG–2004–17455, 71 FR
2166, Jan. 13, 2006]

§ 10.209 Requirements for renewal of
licenses, certificates of registry, and
STCW certificates and endorsements.
(a) General. Except as provided in
paragraph (g) of this section, an applicant for renewal of a license or certificate of registry shall establish possession of all of the necessary qualifications before the license or certificate of
registry is issued.
(1) Each application must be on a
Coast Guard furnished form and be accompanied by the evaluation fee set
out in table 10.109 in § 10.109. An approved application is valid for 12
months.
(2) Although the written portion of
the application may be initiated by
mail, fax, or other electronic means, no
application for renewal is complete

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