CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN (parts 10 to 16) > PART 11—REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS > SUBPART G—Professional Requirements for Pilots (§11.701 to §11.713) > 11.709—Annual physical examination requirements.

11.709—Annual physical examination requirements.

(a) This section applies only to an individual who pilots a vessel of 1,600 gross tons and over.
(b) Every person holding a license or MMC endorsement as first-class pilot shall have a thorough physical examination each year.
(c) Each annual physical examination must meet the requirements specified in § 10.215 of this chapter.
(d) An individual's first class pilot credential becomes invalid on the first day of the month following the first anniversary of the individual's most recent physical examination satisfactorily completed; the individual may not operate under the authority of that credential until a physical examination has been satisfactorily completed.
(e) A first class pilot must provide the Coast Guard with a copy of his or her most recent physical examination.
[CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38623, Oct. 16, 1987. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11216 and 11252, Mar. 16, 2009]