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§ 11.501 - Grades and types of national engineer endorsements issued.
(a) National engineer endorsements are issued in the grades of—
(1) Chief Engineer;
(2) First Assistant Engineer;
(3) Second Assistant Engineer;
(4) Third Assistant Engineer;
(5) Chief Engineer-Limited;
(6) Assistant Engineer-Limited;
(7) Designated Duty Engineer (DDE);
(8) Chief Engineer Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels;
(9) Assistant Engineer Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels;
(10) Chief Engineer-MODU;
(11) Assistant Engineer-MODU;
(12) Chief Engineer-OSV; and
(13) Assistant Engineer-OSV.
(b) Engineer endorsements issued in the grades of Chief Engineer-Limited and Assistant Engineer-Limited of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels allow the holder to serve within any propulsion power limitations on vessels of unlimited tonnage on inland waters and of less than 1,600 GRT in ocean, near-coastal, or Great Lakes service in the following manner:
(1) Chief Engineer-Limited may serve on oceans and near-coastal waters.
(2) Assistant Engineer-Limited may serve on ocean and near-coastal waters.
(c) Engineer MMC endorsements issued in the grades of Designated Duty Engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels allow the holder to serve within stated propulsion power limitations on vessels of less than 500 GRT in the following manner:
(1) Designated Duty Engineers-Limited to vessels of less than 1,000 HP or 4,000 HP may serve only on near-coastal or inland waters.
(2) Designated Duty Engineers-Unlimited may serve on any waters.
(d) An engineer officer MMC endorsement authorizes service on steam, motor, or gas turbine-propelled vessels or may authorize all modes of propulsion.
(e) A person holding an engineer MMC endorsement that is restricted to near-coastal waters may serve within the limitations of the MMC upon near-coastal, Great Lakes, and inland waters.