(a) As table 1 to § 11.466(a) shows, to obtain an endorsement as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels listed in column 1, endorsed with a route listed in column 2, mariners must complete the service requirements indicated in columns 3 through 6.
Table 1 to § 11.466(a)—Requirements for National Endorsement as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels
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| Endorsement | Route endorsed | Total service
1 | TOS
2 on T/V | TOS on particular route | Pass
examination
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| (1) APPRENTICE MATE OF TOWING VESSELS | OCEANS (O) | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES.
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| | NEAR-COASTAL (NC) | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES.
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| | GREAT LAKES | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES.
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| | INLAND (GL-I) | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES.
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| | WESTERN RIVERS (WR) | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES.
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| (2) APPRENTICE MATE OF TOWING VESSELS -LIMITED | NOT APPLICABLE | 18 | 12 | 3 | YES.
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(b) Those holding an endorsement as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels may obtain a restricted endorsement as Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels-Limited. This endorsement will go on the mariner's MMC after passing an examination for a route that is not included in the current endorsements and on which the mariners have no operating experience. Upon completion of 3 months of experience on that route, mariners may have the restriction removed.
[USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93088, Nov. 25, 2024, as amended by USCG-2021-0834, 89 FR 102335, Dec. 17, 2024]