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 12.40—-Non-resident Alien Unlicensed Members of the Steward's Department on U.S. Flag Large Passenger Vessels (§12.40-1 to §12.40-15) > 12.40-5—General application requirements.

12.40-5—General application requirements.

(a) Unless otherwise expressly specified in this subpart, non-resident alien applicants for Coast Guard-issued merchant mariner credentials are subject to all applicable requirements contained in this subchapter.
(b) No application from a non-resident alien for a merchant mariner credential issued pursuant to this subpart will be accepted unless the applicant's employer satisfies all of the requirements of § 12.40-7 of this subpart.