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46 CFR § 11.435 - Requirements for Master of inland self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s11.435"
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title: "46 CFR § 11.435 - Requirements for Master of inland self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "11.435"
section_name: "Requirements for Master of inland self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage."
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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 11.435 Requirements for Master of inland self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage.

(a) The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for an endorsement as Master of self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage on inland waters, excluding the Great Lakes is—

(1) One year of service as First-Class Pilot (of other than canal and small lakes routes) or Mate of Great Lakes or inland self-propelled vessels of 1,600 GRT or more while holding an MMC endorsement as Mate inland or First-Class Pilot of Great Lakes and inland self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage; or

(2) Two years of service performing bridge watchkeeping duties under the supervision of the Master or a qualified officer while holding a Mate/First-Class Pilot MMC endorsement.

(b) [Reserved]

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93083, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102335, Dec. 17, 2024]