CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN (parts 10 to 16) > PART 12—REQUIREMENTS FOR RATING ENDORSEMENTS > SUBPART 12.02—General Requirements for Certification (§12.02-3-12.02-5 to §12.02-18-12.02-29) > 12.02-17—Examination procedures and denial of rating endorsements.

12.02-17—Examination procedures and denial of rating endorsements.

(a) Upon application for a rating endorsement, any required examination will be given as soon as practicable.
(b) An applicant for a rating endorsement who has been duly examined and refused a certificate by the Coast Guard may come before the Coast Guard for reexamination at any time after the date of the initial examination. The Coast Guard sets the time of reexamination based on the applicant's performance on the initial examination. However, the maximum waiting period after the initial failure will be 30 days, and the maximum waiting period after a second or subsequent failure will be 90 days.
(c) An applicant who has been examined and refused a certificate by the Coast Guard may not again make application for examination until 30 days after the applicant's last failure of an examination or reexamination.
[USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11255, Mar. 16, 2009]