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46 CFR § 11.466 - Requirements for national endorsements as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels.

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title: "46 CFR § 11.466 - Requirements for national endorsements as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "11.466"
section_name: "Requirements for national endorsements as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels."
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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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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# 11.466 Requirements for national endorsements as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels.

(a) As table 1 to § 11.466(a) shows, to obtain an endorsement as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels listed in column 1, endorsed with a route listed in column 2, mariners must complete the service requirements indicated in columns 3 through 6.

Table 1 to § 11.466(**a**)—Requirements for National Endorsement as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Endorsement | Route endorsed | Total service | TOS  on T/V | TOS on particular route | Pass
examination |
| (1) APPRENTICE MATE OF TOWING VESSELS | OCEANS (O) | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES. |
|  | NEAR-COASTAL (NC) | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES. |
|  | GREAT LAKES | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES. |
|  | INLAND (GL-I) | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES. |
|  | WESTERN RIVERS (WR) | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES. |
| (2) APPRENTICE MATE OF TOWING VESSELS -LIMITED | NOT APPLICABLE | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES. |
| Service is in months. |  |  |  |  |  |
| TOS is time of service. |  |  |  |  |  |
| The examination for Apprentice Mate is specified in subpart I of this part. |  |  |  |  |  |

(b) Those holding an endorsement as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels may obtain a restricted endorsement as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels-Limited. This endorsement will go on the mariner's MMC after passing an examination for a route that is not included in the current endorsements and on which the mariners have no operating experience. Upon completion of 3 months of experience on that route, mariners may have the restriction removed.

[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93088, Nov. 25, 2024, as amended by USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102335, Dec. 17, 2024]