---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s11.304"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 11.304 - STCW deck officer endorsements."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "11.304"section_name: "STCW deck officer endorsements."chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN"part_number: "11"part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "14 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, and 2110; 46 U.S.C. chapter 71; 46 U.S.C. 7502, 7505, 7701, 8903, 8904, 8906, and 70105; E.O. 10173; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 11.107 is also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507."regulatory_source: "USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "11"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s11.304
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Authority
14 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, and 2110; 46 U.S.C. chapter 71; 46 U.S.C. 7502, 7505, 7701, 8903, 8904, 8906, and 70105; E.O. 10173; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.... 14 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, and 2110; 46 U.S.C. chapter 71; 46 U.S.C. 7502, 7505, 7701, 8903, 8904, 8906, and 70105; E.O. 10173; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Section 11.107 is also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.
# 11.304 STCW deck officer endorsements.(a) Specific requirements for all STCW deck officer endorsements are detailed in the applicable sections in this part.(1) Master on vessels of 3,000 GT or more (management level).(2) Chief Mate on vessels of 3,000 GT or more (management level).(3) Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) of vessels of 500 GT or more (operational level).(4) Master of vessels of 500 GT or more and less than 3,000 GT (management level).(5) Chief Mate of vessels of 500 GT or more and less than 3,000 GT (management level).(6) Master of vessels of less than 500 GT (management level).(7) Master of vessels of less than 500 GT limited to near-coastal waters (management level).(8) OICNW of vessels of less than 500 GT (operational level).(9) OICNW of vessels of less than 500 GT limited to near-coastal waters (operational level).(b) [Reserved][USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93070, Nov. 25, 2024]