46 CFR § 12.701 - Credentials required for entry-level and miscellaneous ratings.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s12.701"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 12.701 - Credentials required for entry-level and miscellaneous ratings."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "12.701"
section_name: "Credentials required for entry-level and miscellaneous ratings."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR RATING ENDORSEMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 2110, 7301, 7302, 7503, 7505, 7701, and 70105; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77975, Dec. 24, 2013, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "12"
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# 12.701 Credentials required for entry-level and miscellaneous ratings.

Every person employed or engaged on a vessel subject to 46 U.S.C. 8701 must produce an MMC or MMD with the appropriate endorsement to the Master or Person in Charge (PIC), if appropriate, before signing shipping articles.

[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93105, Nov. 25, 2024]