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) > 13.403—Eligibility: Experience.

13.403—Eligibility: Experience.

(a) Each applicant for a “Tankerman-Assistant” endorsement shall present—
(1) Evidence of at least 90 days of deck service on tankships or self-propelled tank vessels certified to carry DL or LG appropriate to the endorsement applied for; or
(2) A certificate of completion from a course in DL or LG appropriate for the endorsement applied for as prescribed in § 13.409.
(b) Each applicant already holding an MMD or MMC endorsed “Tankerman-Assistant” for DL and seeking one for LG, or the converse, shall—
(1) Provide evidence of at least half the service required in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; or
(2) Meet the requirement of a course in DL or LG appropriate for the endorsement applied for as prescribed in § 13.409.
[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]