46 CFR § 12.711 - Apprentice Mate.

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title: "46 CFR § 12.711 - Apprentice Mate."
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section_number: "12.711"
section_name: "Apprentice Mate."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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# 12.711 Apprentice Mate.

(a) A person enrolled in a Mate training program approved by the Coast Guard, and who provides a letter or other documentary evidence that they are enrolled, may be issued an MMC rating endorsement as Apprentice Mate and may be signed on a vessel in this capacity. The rating endorsement as Apprentice Mate may be in addition to other endorsements; however, this endorsement does not authorize the holder to replace any of the regular required crew.

(b) Persons holding the endorsement as Apprentice Mate are deemed to be seafarers.

[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93105, Nov. 25, 2024, as amended by USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102336, Dec. 17, 2024]