46 C.F.R. § 12.35-5 General requirements.
Title 46 - Shipping
If you are an unlicensed person, then, before you may serve on a passenger ship and perform duties that involve safety or care for passengers, you must— (a) Meet the appropriate requirements of the STCW Regulation V/3 and of section A-V/3 of the STCW Code (incorporated by reference in §12.01–3); and (b) Hold documentary evidence to show that you do meet these requirements through approved or accepted training.
Title 46: Shipping
PART 12—CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN
Subpart 12.35—Crewmembers on a Passenger Ship, Other Than a Ro-Ro Passenger Ship, When on an International Voyage
§ 12.35-5 General requirements.

