Notice2021-21633
Policy Letter: Change 1 to CG-MMC Policy Letter 02-18, Guidelines for Qualifications of Personnel for Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
October 5, 2021
Effective
September 20, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard announces the availability of Change 1 to CG- MMC Policy Letter 02-18, Guidelines for Qualifications of Personnel for Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations. The Coast Guard will use applicable regulations and this policy to evaluate whether mariners may be issued endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54992-54993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21633]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0734]
Policy Letter: Change 1 to CG-MMC Policy Letter 02-18, Guidelines
for Qualifications of Personnel for Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic
and Advanced Polar Code Operations
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Change 1 to CG-
MMC Policy Letter 02-18, Guidelines for Qualifications of Personnel for
Issuing STCW Endorsements for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations.
The Coast Guard will use applicable regulations and this policy to
evaluate whether mariners may be issued endorsements for Basic and
Advanced Polar Code Operations.
DATES: The policies announced in Change 1 to CG-MMC Policy Letter 02-18
are effective as of September 20, 2021.
[[Page 54993]]
ADDRESSES: To view the policy letter mentioned in this notice, search
the docket number USCG-2021-0734 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#2b6666687b44474248526b5e58484c05464247"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f02020c1f2023262c360f3a3c2c2861222623">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This change revises CG-Policy Letter 02-18
to include the requirements for renewal of Basic and Advanced Polar
Code Operations endorsements. Renewal requirements for these
endorsements were not included in the original policy letter. Methods
to qualify for renewal of an STCW endorsement in Polar Code Operations
will include completion of refresher training, evidence of being a
qualified instructor of a Basic or Advanced Polar Code Operations
course at least twice within the past five years, or sea service.
The professional requirements to renew a merchant mariner
credential (MMC) in 46 CFR 10.227 include the option to present
evidence of at least 1 year of sea service during the past 5 years.
However, Section A-I/11 paragraph 4.1 of the STCW Code only requires 2
months of seagoing service within the previous 5 years for renewal of
Basic and Advanced Polar Code endorsements. To align with the STCW
requirements and to ensure the seagoing service requirement for the
renewal of a Polar Code Operations endorsement does not exceed the
seagoing service requirement to initially qualify for Polar Code
Operations endorsement, the seagoing service requirement for renewal of
Polar Code Operations endorsements will be 2 months of seagoing service
in the previous 5 years. Mariners will also need to meet the applicable
requirements in 46 CFR 10.227 for the renewal of their MMC.
This change also removes transitional provisions that expired on
July 1, 2020.
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: September 20, 2021.
J.G. Lantz,
U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2021-21633 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on October 5, 2021.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.