80 FR 22118 - Policy for Evaluating Sea Service Aboard Liftboats

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)

The Coast Guard announces the availability of Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CVC) Policy Letter 14-03, Evaluating Sea Service Aboard Liftboats. This policy letter will provide guidance to mariners concerning endorsements to Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) for service on liftboats.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22118-22119]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09052]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Part 11

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0168]


Policy for Evaluating Sea Service Aboard Liftboats

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Office of 
Commercial Vessel Compliance (CVC) Policy Letter 14-03, Evaluating Sea 
Service Aboard Liftboats. This policy letter will provide guidance to 
mariners concerning endorsements to Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) 
for service on liftboats.

DATES: This policy letter is effective on April 6, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of availability, call or email Luke B. Harden, Mariner 
Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG-CVC-4), U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 202-372-2357, or [email protected]. If you have questions on 
viewing material in the

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docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Viewing Documents

    The policy letter discussed below is available and can be viewed by 
going to http://www.uscg.mil/nmc and clicking on ``Regulations & 
Policy,'' then click on ``Policy Letters.''

Discussion

    Liftboats spend significant periods elevated at work sites and are 
not underway at those times. The time a liftboat spends underway is 
generally limited to travelling to and from a job site, and may be a 
relatively small portion of the total time the liftboat is in 
operation. Because of these specialized operations, the Coast Guard 
considers liftboats to be unique vessels and has evaluated sea service 
on liftboats to determine its equivalency to traditional service.
    This policy letter describes policy for the Coast Guards' 
evaluation of service obtained on liftboats used to qualify for 
national officer endorsements to an MMC.

Authority

    This notice of availability is issued under the authority of 5 
U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: April 2, 2015.
J.C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Inspection & Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-09052 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am]
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