11.421—Service requirements for mate of near coastal steam or motor vessels of not more than 500 gross tons.
The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for an endorsement as mate of near coastal steam or motor vessels of not more than 500 gross tons is two years total service in the deck department of ocean or near coastal steam or motor, sail, or auxiliary sail vessels. Service on Great Lakes and inland waters may substitute for up to one year of the required service. One year of the required service must have been on vessels of over 50 gross tons. Three months of the required service must have been as able seaman, boatswain, quartermaster, or equivalent position on vessels of over 50 gross tons while holding a certificate or endorsement as able seaman.
[CGD 81-059, 54 FR 138, Jan. 4, 1989, as amended by USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11242, Mar. 16, 2009]