13.307—Eligibility: Firefighting course.
Each applicant for a “Tankerman-PIC (Barge)” endorsement shall present a certificate of successful completion from—
(a)
A course in shipboard firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting the basic firefighting section of the IMO's Resolution A.437(XI), “Training of Crews in Firefighting,” completed 5 years or less before the date of application for the endorsement, unless he or she has previously submitted such a certificate for a license, tankerman endorsement on an MMD or MMC, or an officer endorsement on an MMC; or
(b)
A course in tank-barge firefighting, approved by the Commandant and meeting § 13.121, completed within five years of the date of application for the endorsement.
[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17142, Apr. 4, 1995, as amended by CGD 79-116, 62 FR 25134, May 8, 1997; USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11260, Mar. 16, 2009]