46 CFR § 16.401 - Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s16.401"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 16.401 - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "16.401"
section_name: "Employee Assistance Program (EAP)."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN"
part_number: "16"
part_name: "CHEMICAL TESTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 7101, 7301, and 7701; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 86-067, 53 FR 47079, Nov. 21, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "16"
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# 16.401 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
The employer shall provide an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all crewmembers. The employer may establish the EAP as a part of its internal personnel services or the employer may contract with an entity that will provide EAP services to a crewmember. Each EAP must include education and training on drug use for crewmembers and the employer's supervisory personnel as provided below:
(a) *EAP education program:* Each EAP education program must include at least the following elements: display and distribution of informational material; display and distribution of a community service hot-line telephone number for crewmember assistance, and display and distribution of the employer's policy regarding drug and alcohol use in the workplace.
(b) *EAP training program:* An EAP training program must be conducted for the employer's crewmembers and supervisory personnel. The training program must include at least the following elements: the effects and consequences of drug and alcohol use on personal health, safety, and work environment; the manifestations and behavioral cues that may indicate drug and alcohol use and abuse; and documentation of training given to crewmembers and the employer's supervisory personnel. Supervisory personnel must receive at least 60 minutes of training.