---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s15.410"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 15.410 - Credentialed individuals for assistance towing vessels."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "15.410"section_name: "Credentialed individuals for assistance towing vessels."chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"subchapter_number: "B"subchapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN"part_number: "15"part_name: "MANNING REQUIREMENTS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 3306, 3703, 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8301, 8304, 8502, 8503, 8701, 8702, 8901, 8902, 8903, 8904, 8905(b), 8906 and 9102; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; and DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."regulatory_source: "CGD 81-059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93118, Nov. 25, 2024, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "15"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s15.410
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Authority
46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 3306, 3703, 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8301, 8304, 8502, 8503, 8701, 8702, 8901, 8902, 8903, 8904, 8905(b), 8906 and 9102; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; and DHS D... 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 3306, 3703, 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8301, 8304, 8502, 8503, 8701, 8702, 8901, 8902, 8903, 8904, 8905(b), 8906 and 9102; sec. 617, Pub. L. 111-281, 124 Stat. 2905; and DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.
# 15.410 Credentialed individuals for assistance towing vessels.Every assistance towing vessel must be under the direction and control of an individual holding an MMC authorizing them to engage in assistance towing under the provisions of § 11.482 of this subchapter.[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 78001, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102338, Dec. 17, 2024]