Licensed mariner

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A United States Merchant Marine license. Note that this sample licence predates the creation of the DHS as the USCG is listed as being under DOT.

A licensed mariner is a person who holds a license issued by one or more countries to hold senior positions aboard ships, boats, and similar vessels. 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.^[5]

[edit] Deck officers

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, Unlimited." The grades of unlimited licenses are:

• Master's License for chief mates and masters.
• Second Mate's License qualifies the holder as second mate or third mate.
• Third Mate's License qualifies the holder as third mate.

[edit] Engineers

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, and,
• Assistant Engineer uninspected fishing industry vessels.

[edit] Staff officers

Staff officers are issued a Certificate of Registry in the following grades:

• Chief purser,
• Purser,
• Senior assistant purser,
• Junior assistant purser,
• Medical doctor, and
• Professional nurse.

[edit] Radio officers

• Radio officer

[edit] Pilots

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, and
• Canal and small lakes routes

[edit] References

[edit] See also

Nautical Portal

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