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46 C.F.R. § 10.463   General requirements for licenses for master, mate (pilot), and apprentice mate (steersman) of towing vessels.

Title 46: Shipping
PART 10—LICENSING OF MARITIME PERSONNEL
Subpart D—Professional Requirements for Deck Officers' Licenses

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§ 10.463   General requirements for licenses for master, mate (pilot), and apprentice mate (steersman) of towing vessels.

(a) The Coast Guard issues the following licenses:

(1) Master of towing vessels.

(2) Master of towing vessels, limited.

(3) Mate (pilot) of towing vessels.

(4) Mate (pilot) of towing vessels, limited.

(5) Apprentice mate (steersman).

(6) Apprentice mate (steersman), limited.

(b) A license as master of towing vessels means a license to operate towing vessels not restricted to local areas designated by OCMIs. This also applies to a mate (pilot) of towing vessels.

(c) For this section, limited means a license to operate a towing vessel of less than 200 gross tons limited to a local area within the Great Lakes, inland waters, or Western Rivers designated by the OCMI.

[USCG-1999–6224, 64 FR 63228, Nov. 19, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 20936, Apr. 26, 2001; 68 FR 35812, June 17, 2003]