46 CFR § 11.514 - Service requirements for national endorsement as Second Assistant Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s11.514"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 11.514 - Service requirements for national endorsement as Second Assistant Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "11.514"
section_name: "Service requirements for national endorsement as Second Assistant Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled 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"
positive_law: false
currency: "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"
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# 11.514 Service requirements for national endorsement as Second Assistant Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels.
(a) The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for endorsement as Second Assistant Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels is—
(1) One year of service as an Assistant Engineer, while holding an MMC endorsement as Third Assistant Engineer; or
(2) One year of service while holding an MMC endorsement as Third Assistant Engineer, which includes—
(i) A minimum of 6 months of service as Third Assistant Engineer; and
(ii) Additional service as a Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED), calculated on a two-for-one basis.
(b) A person holding this endorsement may qualify for an STCW endorsement, according to §§ 11.327, 11.329, and 11.333 of this part.
[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93093, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102336, Dec. 17, 2024]