Notice2021-19411
Guidance: Change 3 to NVIC 24-14 Guidelines on Qualification for STCW Endorsements as Electro-Technical Rating on Vessels Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 KW/1,000 HP or More
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Published
September 9, 2021
Effective
August 26, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard announces the availability of Change 3 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 24-14: Guidelines on Qualification for STCW Endorsements as Electro-Technical Rating (ETR) on Vessels Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 kW/1,000 HP or More. This NVIC provides guidance to mariners concerning STCW endorsements for ETR, including training and qualifications. This change notice revises NVIC 24-14 to indicate that the Coast Guard will allow mariners to qualify for an STCW endorsement as ETR without completing approved training for high voltage systems or computer systems and maintenance.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 172 (Thursday, September 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19411]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0408]
Guidance: Change 3 to NVIC 24-14 Guidelines on Qualification for
STCW Endorsements as Electro-Technical Rating on Vessels Powered by
Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 KW/1,000 HP or More
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Change 3 to
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 24-14: Guidelines on
Qualification for STCW Endorsements as Electro-Technical Rating (ETR)
on Vessels Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 kW/1,000 HP or
More. This NVIC provides guidance to mariners concerning STCW
endorsements for ETR, including training and qualifications. This
change notice revises NVIC 24-14 to indicate that the Coast Guard will
allow mariners to qualify for an STCW endorsement as ETR without
completing approved training for high voltage systems or computer
systems and maintenance.
DATES: The policies announced in Change-3 to NVIC 24-14 are effective
as of August 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this notice, search the
docket number USCG-2021-0408 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document,
contact James Cavo, Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG-
MMC-2), Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1205; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c08d8d8390afaca9a3b980b5b3a3a7eeada9ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="561b1b1506393a3f352f1623253531783b3f3a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will use NVIC 24-14 and 46
CFR part 12 to establish whether mariners are qualified to hold STCW
rating endorsements as Electro-Technical Rating (ETR) on Vessels
Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 kW/1,000 HP or More. As
specified in 46 CFR 12.611, mariners seeking this endorsement must
complete an approved training for High Voltage Systems and Computer
Systems and Maintenance. The standards of competence requirements for
STCW endorsements as ETR are found in Table A-III/7 of the STCW Code.
That STCW table does not include standards of competence relevant to
high voltage systems or computer systems and maintenance.
The Coast Guard will not enforce the requirement for approved
courses in Computer Systems and Maintenance or High Voltage Systems for
an ETR endorsement because it places a higher training burden on U.S.
mariners compared to what is required of the international maritime
workforce for a similar endorsement. The time and cost for a mariner to
complete these courses outweighs any benefit the course would provide
because the mariner does not use this knowledge and proficiency in
their ETR capacity. Therefore, we have determined this training
requirement goes beyond the skillset necessary and the level of
responsibility associated with an ETR endorsement, and thus is
unnecessary and overly burdensome. For these reasons, this Commandant
Change Notice will allow mariners to qualify for an STCW endorsement as
ETR without completing approved training for computer systems and
maintenance and for high voltage power systems.
The approved High Voltage Power Systems training courses will still
be required and utilized for the Electro-Technical Officer endorsement.
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: September 2, 2021.
J.W. Mauger,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-19411 Filed 9-8-21; 8:45 am]
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