1625-0079 Stat/Authority

§ 15.1107

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–09 Edition)

orientation are deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section on familiarization and basic safety-training.
[CGD 95–062, 62 FR 34539, June 26, 1997, as
amended by USCG-2004–18884, 69 FR 58344,
Sept. 30, 2004; USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11263,
Mar. 16, 2009]

§ 15.1107 Maintenance of merchant
mariners’ records by owner or operator.
Each owner or operator of a U.S.-documented seagoing vessel shall ensure
that procedures are in place, in respect
of each merchant mariner holding a license, MMC, or merchant mariner’s
document and serving on any such vessel, to ensure that the following information is maintained throughout his
or her service, and is readily accessible
to those in management responsible for
the safety of the vessel and for the prevention of marine pollution:
(a) Medical fitness (such as results of
a recent evaluation by a medical professional certifying that the mariner is
physically able to perform the tasks
and duties normally associated with a
particular shipboard position or does
not have an apparent medical condition that disqualifies him or her from
the requirements of a particular shipboard position).
(b) Experience and training relevant
to assigned shipboard duties (i.e.,
record of training completed, and of
relevant on-the-job experience acquired).
(c) Competency in assigned shipboard
duties (evidenced by copies of current
credentials that the mariner holds, as
well as by a record of the most recent
basic safety assessment and by instances where ship-specific familiarization has been achieved and maintained).
[CGD 95–062, 62 FR 34539, June 26, 1997, as
amended by USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11263,
Mar. 16, 2009]

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§ 15.1109

Watches.

Each master of a vessel that operates
beyond the Boundary Line shall ensure
observance of the principles concerning
watchkeeping set out in STCW Regulation VIII/2 and section A-VIII/2 of the
STCW Code.

§ 15.1111

Work hours and rest periods.

(a) Each person assigned duty as officer in charge of a navigational or engineering watch, or duty as a rating
forming part of a navigational or engineering watch, on board any vessel
that operates beyond the Boundary
Line shall receive a minimum of 10
hours of rest in any 24-hour period.
(b) The hours of rest required under
paragraph (a) of this section may be divided into no more than two periods, of
which one must be at least 6 hours in
length.
(c) The requirements of paragraphs
(a) and (b) of this section need not be
maintained in the case of an emergency or drill or in other overriding
operational conditions.
(d) The minimum period of 10 hours
of rest required under paragraph (a) of
this section may be reduced to not less
than 6 consecutive hours as long as—
(1) No reduction extends beyond 2
days; and
(2) Not less than 70 hours of rest are
provided each 7-day period.
(e) The minimum period of rest required under paragraph (a) of this section
may
not
be
devoted
to
watchkeeping or other duties.
(f) Watchkeeping personnel remain
subject to the work-hour limits in 46
U.S.C. 8104 and to the conditions when
crew members may be required to
work.
(g) The Master shall post watch
schedules where they are easily accessible. They must cover each affected
member of the crew and must take into
account the rest requirements of this
section as well as port rotations and
changes in the vessel’s itinerary.
[CGD 95–062, 62 FR 34539, June 26, 1997, as
amended by USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11263,
Mar. 16, 2009]

§ 15.1113

Vessel Security Officer (VSO).

After July 1, 2009, on board seagoing
vessel, all persons performing duties as
VSO must hold a valid endorsement as
Vessel Security Officer.
[USCG–2008–0028, 73 FR 29071, May 20, 2008]

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