46 CFR § 13.501 - Original application for Tank Vessel-Engineer endorsement.

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title: "46 CFR § 13.501 - Original application for Tank Vessel-Engineer endorsement."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "13.501"
section_name: "Original application for Tank Vessel-Engineer endorsement."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION OF TANK VESSEL PERSONNEL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3703, 7317, 8105, 8703, 9102; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17142, Apr. 4, 1995, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93106, Nov. 25, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 13.501 Original application for Tank Vessel-Engineer endorsement.

Each applicant for a Tank Vessel-Engineer endorsement must—

(a) Be at least 18 years old;

(b) Apply on a form provided by the Coast Guard;

(c) Provide evidence of—

(1) Passing a physical and medical examination according to § 13.125;

(2) Service on tankships and self-propelled tank vessels in accordance with § 13.503;

(3) Completion of an approved firefighting course providing training in the subjects identified in table 3 to § 13.121(e) completed within 5 years of the date of application for the endorsement, unless they have previously submitted such a certificate for a tank vessel endorsement or officer endorsement on an MMC; and

(4) Completion of an approved Tankship course in dangerous liquids or liquefied gases, appropriate for the endorsement applied for within the previous 5 years. A course certificate used for original issuance or renewal of an endorsement cannot be used for a subsequent renewal of the same endorsement; and

(d) Be capable of speaking and understanding, in English, all instructions needed to commence, conduct, and complete a transfer of cargo or fuel.

[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77996, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0348, 87 FR 3223, Jan. 21, 2022; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102337, Dec. 17, 2024]