CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN (parts 10 to 16) > PART 15—MANNING REQUIREMENTS > SUBPART G—Computations (§15.801 to §15.860) > 15.860—Tankerman.

15.860—Tankerman.

(a) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, enters on the Certificate of Inspection issued to each manned tank vessel subject to the regulations in this chapter the number of crewmembers required to hold valid merchant mariners' documents or MMCs with the proper tankerman endorsement. Table 15.860(a)(1) provides the minimal requirements for tankermen aboard manned tank vessels; Table 15.860(a)(2) provides the tankerman endorsements required for personnel aboard tankships.
(b) For each tankship of more than 5,000 gross tons certified for voyages beyond the Boundary Line:
(1) The number of “Tankerman-PICs” or restricted “Tankerman-PICs” carried must be not fewer than two.
(2) The number of “Tankerman-Assistants” carried must be not fewer than three.
(3) The number of “Tankerman-Engineers” carried must be not fewer than two.
(c) For each tankship of 5,000 gross tons or less certified for voyages beyond the Boundary Line:
(1) The number of “Tankerman-PICs” or restricted “Tankerman-PICs” carried must be not fewer than two.
(2) The number of “Tankerman-Engineers” carried must be not fewer than two, unless only one engineer is required, in which case the number of “Tankerman-Engineers” carried may be just one.
(d) For each tankship not certified for voyages beyond the Boundary Line, if the total crew complement is:
(1) One or two, the number of “Tankerman-PICs” or restricted “Tankerman-PICs” carried may be just one.
(2) More than two, the number of “Tankerman-PICs” or restricted “Tankerman-PICs” carried must be not fewer than two.
(e) For each tank barge manned under § 31.15-5 of this chapter, if the total crew complement is:
(1) One or two, the number of “Tankerman-PICs”, restricted “Tankerman-PICs”, “Tankerman-PICs (Barge)”, or restricted “Tankerman-PICs (Barge)” carried may be just one.
(2) More than two, the number of “Tankerman-PICs”, restricted “Tankerman-PICs”, “Tankerman-PICs (Barge)”, or restricted “Tankerman-PICs (Barge)” carried must be not fewer than two.
(f) The following personnel aboard each tankship certified for voyages beyond the Boundary Line shall hold valid merchant mariners' documents or MMCs, endorsed as follows:
(1) The master and chief mate shall each hold a “Tankerman-PIC” or restricted “Tankerman-PIC” endorsement.
(2) The chief, first assistant, and cargo engineers shall each hold a “Tankerman-Engineer” or “Tankerman (PIC)” endorsement.
(3) Each credentialed officer acting as the PIC of a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk shall hold a “Tankerman-PIC” or restricted “Tankerman-PIC” endorsement.
(4) Each officer or crewmember, who is assigned by the PIC duties and responsibilities related to the cargo or cargo-handling equipment during a transfer of liquid cargo in bulk but is not directly supervised by the PIC, shall hold a “Tankerman-Assistant” endorsement.
(g) The endorsements required by this section must be for the classification of the liquid cargo in bulk or of the cargo residue being carried.
(h) Because STCW does not recognize restricted Tankerman-PIC endorsements, persons may act under these only aboard vessels conducting business inside the Boundary Line.
Table 15.860(a)(1)—Minimal Requirements for Tankermen Aboard Manned Tank Vessels
Tank vessels Tankerman PIC Tankerman assistant Tankerman engineer Tankerman PIC or tankerman PIC (barge)
Tankship Certified for Voyages Beyond Boundary Line:
Over 5000 GT 2 3 2
5000 GT or less 2 *2
Tankship Not Certified for Voyages Beyond Boundary Line **2
Tank Barge ***2
* If only one engineer is required, then only one Tankerman Engineer is required.
** If the total crew complement is one or two persons, then only one Tankerman PIC is required.
*** If the total crew complement is one or two persons, then only one Tankerman PIC or Tankerman PIC (Barge) is required.
Table 15.860(a)(2)—Tankermen Endorsements Required for Personnel Aboard Tankships
[Endorsement for the Classification of the Bulk Liquid Cargo or Residues Carried]
Tankship certified for voyages beyond boundary line Tankerman PIC Tankerman engineer Tankerman assistant
Master ✔
Chief Mate ✔
Chief Engineer ✔ or ✔
Code of Federal Regulations 247
First Assistant Engineer ✔ or ✔
Cargo Engineer ✔ or ✔
Credentialed Officer Acting as PIC of Transfer of Liquid Cargo in Bulk ✔
Credentialed Officer or Crewmember Not Directly Supervised by PIC ✔
[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17154, Apr. 4, 1995, as amended by CGD 79-116, 62 FR 25135, May 8, 1997; USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11263, Mar. 16, 2009]