1625-0079 Stat/Authority

§ 10.304

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–01 Edition)

(a) Have a well maintained facility
that accommodates the students in a
safe and comfortable environment conducive to learning.
(b) Have visual aids for realism, including simulators where appropriate,
which are modern and well maintained
and sufficient for the number of students to be accommodated.
(c) Give appropriate written or practical examinations in the course material to each student of such a degree of
difficulty that a student who successfully completes them could reasonably
assume that he or she would pass, on
the first attempt, an examination prepared by the Coast Guard based upon
knowledge requirements of the position
or endorsement for which the student
is being trained.
(d) Keep for at least one year after
the end of each student’s enrollment:
(1) Each written examination, or in
the case of a practical test, a report of
such test; and
(2) A record of each student’s classroom attendance.
(e) Not change its approved curriculum unless approved, in writing,
after the request for change has been
submitted in writing to the Commanding Officer, National Maritime
Center (NMC–4B).
(f) At any time the Officer in Charge,
Marine Inspection shall direct, allow
the Coast Guard to:
(1) Inspect its facilities, equipment,
and
records,
including
scholastic
records;
(2) Conduct interviews and surveys of
students to aid in course evaluation
and improvement;
(3) Assign personnel to observe or
participate in the course of instruction; and
(4) Supervise or administer the required examinations or practical demonstrations.
[CGD 81–059, 52 FR 38623, Oct. 16, 1987 and
CGD 81–059, 54 FR 132, Jan. 4, 1989, as amended by CGD 95–072, 60 FR 50460, Sept. 29, 1995;
USCG–1998–4442, 63 FR 52189, Sept. 30, 1998;
USCG–1998–3824, 64 FR 4984, Feb. 2, 1999]

§ 10.304 Substitution of training for required service, use of trainingrecord books, and use of towing officer assessment records.
(a) Satisfactory completion of certain training courses approved by the

Commandant may be substituted for a
portion of the required service for
many deck and engineer licenses and
for qualified ratings of unlicensed personnel. The list of all currently approved courses of instruction including
the equivalent service and applicable
licenses and ratings is maintained by
Commanding Officer, National Maritime Center, NMC–4B. Satisfactory
completion of an approved training
course may be substituted for not more
than two-thirds of the required service
on deck or in the engine department
for deck or engineer licenses, respectively, and for qualified ratings.
(b) Service time gained at an approved training course does not satisfy
recent service requirements nor does
training on a simulator; however, any
underway service at an approved
course may be used for this purpose.
An applicant who had met the recent
service requirement before entering
school will not be penalized by attending the approved training course.
(c) Training obtained prior to receiving a license may not be used for subsequent raises of grade.
(d) Simulator training in combination with a Coast Guard approved
training course may be submitted to
the Commanding Officer, National
Maritime Center, for evaluation and
determination of equivalency to required sea service. Simulator training
cannot be substituted for recency requirements, but may substitute for a
maximum of 25 percent of the required
service for any license transaction.
(e) Except as provided in § 10.202,
when a candidate both applies for an
STCW certificate or endorsement as an
officer in charge of a navigational
watch, on the basis of training or sea
service commencing on or after August
1, 1998, and uses completion of approved
training to substitute for required
service, then not less than 1 year of the
remaining service must be part of approved training that meets the appropriate requirements of Chapter II of
STCW and the requirements of subpart
C of this part. The training of a candidate must be documented in a Coast
Guard-accepted training-record book.
(f) Except as provided in § 10.202, each
candidate who applies for an STCW
certificate or endorsement as an officer

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§ 10.304

in charge of an engineering watch or as
a designated duty engineer on the basis
of training or sea service commencing
on or after August 1, 1998, for service
on seagoing vessels, shall complete onboard training as part of approved
training that meets the appropriate requirements of Chapter III of STCW and
the requirements of subpart C of this
part. The training must be documented
in a Coast Guard-accepted trainingrecord book.
(g) The training-record book referred
to in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section must contain at least the following:
(1) The identity of the candidate.
(2) The tasks to be performed or the
skills to be demonstrated, with reference to the standards of competence
set forth in the tables of the appropriate sections in part A of the STCW
Code.
(3) The criteria to be used in determining that the tasks or skills have
been performed properly, again with
reference to the standards of competence set forth in the tables of the
appropriate sections in part A of the
STCW Code.
(4) A place for a qualified instructor
to indicate by his or her initials that
the candidate has received training in
the proper performance of the task or
skill.
(5) A place for a designated examiner
to indicate by his or her initials that
the candidate has successfully completed a practical demonstration and
has proved competent in the task or
skill under the criteria, when assessment of competence is to be documented in the record books.
(6) The identity of each qualified instructor, including any Coast Guard license or document held, and the instructor’s signature.
(7) The identity of each designated
examiner, when any assessment of
competence is recorded, including any
Coast Guard license or document held,
and the examiner’s signature confirming that his or her initials certify
that he or she has witnessed the practical demonstration of a particular
task or skill by the candidate.
(h) Each applicant for a license as
master or mate (pilot) of towing vessels, and each master or mate of self-

propelled vessels of greater than 200
gross tons seeking an endorsement for
towing vessels, shall complete a towing
officers’ assessment record that contains at least the following:
(1) Identification of the candidate, including full name, home address, photograph or photo-image, and personal
signature.
(2) Objectives of the training and assessment.
(3) Tasks to perform or skills to demonstrate.
(4) Criteria to use in determining
that the tasks or skills have been performed properly.
(5) A place for a qualified instructor
or licensed officer (with authority to
operate a towing vessel) to indicate by
his or her initials that the candidate
has received training in the proper performance of the tasks or skills.
(6) A place for a designated examiner
to indicate by his or her initials that
the candidate has successfully completed a practical demonstration and
has proved proficient in the task or
skill under the criteria.
(7) Identification of each qualified instructor or licensed officer (with authority to operate a towing vessel) by
full name, home address, employer, job
title, ship name or business address,
number of any Coast Guard license or
document held, and personal signature.
(8) Identification of each designated
examiner by full name, home address,
employer, job title, ship name or business address, number of any Coast
Guard license or document held, and
personal signature confirming that his
or her initials certify that he or she
has witnessed the practical demonstration of a particular task or skill by the
candidate.
(i) The training-record book referred
to in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section may be maintained electronically,
if the electronic record meets Coast
Guard-accepted standards for accuracy,
integrity, and availability.
[CGD 81–059, 52 FR 38623, Oct. 16, 1987, as
amended by CGD 81–059, 54 FR 135, Jan. 4,
1989; CGD 95–072, 60 FR 50460, Sept. 29, 1995;
CGD 95–062, 62 FR 34531, June 26, 1997; USCG–
1998–4442, 63 FR 52189, Sept. 30, 1998; USCG–
1999–6224, 64 FR 63225, Nov. 19, 1999; 66 FR
20936, Apr. 26, 2001]

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