A licensed mariner is a sailor who holds a license from a maritime authority to hold senior officer-level positions aboard ships, boats, and similar vessels. Qualification standards for licensed mariners are universally set by the STCW Convention adopted and promulgated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), while the licenses of individual sailors are issued by the delegated maritime authorities of the member states of the IMO; these may vary in the details of the implementation, including the government agency responsible for licensing and the local names of the grades and qualifications in each particular country.
In the United States, the United States Coast Guard grants licenses to members of the United States Merchant Marine in five categories: deck officers,[1] engineers,[2] staff officers,[3] radio officers,[4] and pilots.[1] The United States Coast Guard has replaced paper licenses with the Merchant Mariners Credential which is a combination of the former Merchant Marine Officers license and Merchant Mariners Document in a small book that looks similar to a passport. Several States within the United States issue a state mariners license for use upon non-federal inland waters. Most of these states honor USCG Merchant Marine licenses as an alternative to state licensing. State licensing programs closely follow the federal guidelines for issuance of these licenses, including the requirements concerning professional maritime training and experience.
There are a wide variety of licenses for deck officers, with restrictions of geography and tonnage. Licenses without such restrictions are called unlimited as in Third Mate or Officer of the Watch, Unlimited. The grades of unlimited licenses are:
Third Mate's License qualifies the holder as third mate.
Mariner licenses range from large to small vessels. Smaller charter boat operators may have a charter boat license or a certificate under the Large Yacht Code.
licensed, mariner, licensed, mariner, sailor, holds, license, from, maritime, authority, hold, senior, officer, level, positions, aboard, ships, boats, similar, vessels, qualification, standards, licensed, mariners, universally, stcw, convention, adopted, prom. A licensed mariner is a sailor who holds a license from a maritime authority to hold senior officer level positions aboard ships boats and similar vessels Qualification standards for licensed mariners are universally set by the STCW Convention adopted and promulgated by the International Maritime Organization IMO while the licenses of individual sailors are issued by the delegated maritime authorities of the member states of the IMO these may vary in the details of the implementation including the government agency responsible for licensing and the local names of the grades and qualifications in each particular country A sample United States Merchant Marine license issued by the United States Coast Guard in 2006Mariners Captain first officer and second officer at the controls of the Kristina ReginaMariners that do not have a license are referred to as unlicensed mariners or ratings Contents 1 Licensing by country 2 Types 2 1 Deck officers 2 2 Engineers 2 3 Staff officers 2 4 Radio officers 2 5 Pilots 3 References 4 See alsoLicensing by country editIn the United States the United States Coast Guard grants licenses to members of the United States Merchant Marine in five categories deck officers 1 engineers 2 staff officers 3 radio officers 4 and pilots 1 The United States Coast Guard has replaced paper licenses with the Merchant Mariners Credential which is a combination of the former Merchant Marine Officers license and Merchant Mariners Document in a small book that looks similar to a passport Several States within the United States issue a state mariners license for use upon non federal inland waters Most of these states honor USCG Merchant Marine licenses as an alternative to state licensing State licensing programs closely follow the federal guidelines for issuance of these licenses including the requirements concerning professional maritime training and experience In the United Kingdom the Maritime and Coastguard Agency issue licenses known as Certificates of Competency in a similar fashion under the amended STCW convention Types editDeck officers edit There are a wide variety of licenses for deck officers with restrictions of geography and tonnage Licenses without such restrictions are called unlimited as in Third Mate or Officer of the Watch Unlimited The grades of unlimited licenses are Master s License for masters and lower grades Chief Mate s License for chief mates and lower grades Second Mate s License qualifies the holder as second mate or third mate Third Mate s License qualifies the holder as third mate Mariner licenses range from large to small vessels Smaller charter boat operators may have a charter boat license or a certificate under the Large Yacht Code Engineers edit Licenses are issued in the grades of Chief Engineer First Assistant Engineer Second Assistant Engineer Third Assistant Engineer Chief Engineer limited Assistant Engineer limited Designated duty engineer Chief Engineer uninspected fishing industry vessels Assistant Engineer uninspected fishing industry vessels Staff officers edit Staff officers are issued a Certificate of Registry in the following grades Chief purser Purser Senior assistant purser Junior assistant purser Medical doctor Professional nurse Marine physician assistant Hospital corpsmanRadio officers edit Radio officerPilots edit Pilot licenses vary with tonnage and geography Types of pilot s licenses are General routes routes not restricted to rivers canals and small lakes River routes Canal and small lakes routesReferences edit a b Title 46 Part 10 Subpart D Section 10 403 U S Code of Federal Regulations Archived from the original on October 4 2006 Retrieved March 16 2007 Title 46 Part 10 Subpart E Section 10 501 U S Code of Federal Regulations Archived from the original on October 4 2006 Retrieved March 16 2007 Title 46 Part 10 Subpart H Section 10 801 U S Code of Federal Regulations Archived from the original on October 4 2006 Retrieved March 16 2007 Title 46 Part 10 Subpart F Section 10 601 U S Code of Federal Regulations Archived from the original on October 4 2006 Retrieved March 16 2007 https web archive org web 20160201080824 http cfr regstoday com 46cfr11 aspx 46 CFR 11p807See also edit nbsp Transport portalSeafarer s professions and ranks Master mariner United States United States Coast Guard Charter Boat Captain s license Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Licensed mariner amp oldid 1176463289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
