TITLE 46 - SHIPPING

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER B - MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN

PART 15 - MANNING REQUIREMENTS

subpart g - COMPUTATIONS

15.815 - Radar observers.

  (a) Each person in the required complement of licensed deck individuals, including the master, on inspected vessels of 300 gross tons or over which are radar equipped, shall hold a valid endorsement as radar observer.

  (b) Each person who is employed or serves as pilot in accordance with Federal law on board vessels of 300 gross tons or over which are radar equipped, shall hold a valid endorsement as radar observer.

  (c) Each person having to be licensed under 46 U.S.C. 8904(a) for employment or service as master, mate, or operator on board an uninspected towing vessel of 8 meters (approximately 26 feet) or more in length must, if the vessel is equipped with radar, hold a valid endorsement as radar observer.

[CGD 81059, 52 FR 38652, Oct. 16, 1987, as amended by CGD 94041, 60 FR 8309, Feb. 14, 1995; CGD 95028, 62 FR 51196, Sept. 30, 1997; USCG-2004 18884, 69 FR 58343, Sept. 30, 2004]