46 C.F.R. § 131.410 Certificate of proficiency.
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A merchant mariner's document with an endorsement of lifeboatman or another inclusive rating under part 12 of this title is evidence of training in survival craft and serves as a certificate of proficiency. For this subpart, a “certificated” person is a person holding a merchant mariner's document with such an endorsement.
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PART 131—OPERATIONS
Subpart D—Sufficiency and Supervision of Crew of Survival Craft
§ 131.410 Certificate of proficiency.