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 12.25—Certificates of Service for Ratings Other Than Able Seaman or Qualified Member of the Engine Department (§12.25-1 to §12.25-45) > 12.25-1—Credentials required.

12.25-1—Credentials required.

Every person employed in a rating other than able seaman or qualified member of the engine department of U.S. merchant vessels requiring such persons shall produce an MMC or MMD with the appropriate endorsement to the master, or person in charge if appropriate, before signing a shipping articles agreement.
[CGD 95-028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997, as amended by USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11258, Mar. 16, 2009]