- (a) The minimum service required to qualify an applicant for an endorsement as Chief Mate of ocean or near-coastal self-propelled vessels of unlimited tonnage is 1 year of service as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) on ocean self-propelled vessels while holding an MMC endorsement as Second Mate.
(b) Service towards an oceans, near-coastal, or STCW endorsement will be credited as follows:
- (1) Service on the Great Lakes will be credited on a day-for-day basis.
- (2) Service on inland waters, other than Great Lakes, that are navigable waters of the United States, may be substituted for up to 50 percent of the total required service.
- (3) Service on vessels to which STCW applies, whether inland or coastwise, will be credited on a day-for-day basis.
- (c) A person holding this endorsement may qualify for an STCW endorsement, according to § 11.307 of this part.
[USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77909, Dec. 24, 2013, as amended by USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93079, Nov. 25, 2024; USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102334, Dec. 17, 2024]