CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN (parts 10 to 16) > PART 13—CERTIFICATION OF TANKERMEN > SUBPART D—Requirements for “Tankerman-Assistant” Endorsement (§13.401 to §13.409) > 13.401—Original application for “Tankerman-Assistant” endorsement.

13.401—Original application for “Tankerman-Assistant” endorsement.

Each applicant for a “Tankerman-Assistant” endorsement shall—
(a) Be at least 18 years old;
(b) Apply on a Coast Guard form;
(c) Present evidence of passing a physical and medical examination according to § 10.215 of this chapter ;
(d) Meet the requirement of a firefighting course in § 13.407 ;
(e) (1) Meet the requirement of a course in DL or LG appropriate for the endorsement applied for in § 13.409; or
(2) Present evidence of service on tankships or self-propelled tank vessels in accordance with § 13.403; and
(f) Be capable of speaking and understanding, in English, all instructions needed to commence, conduct, and complete a transfer of cargo.
[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]