tory evidence of the applicant's compliance with this requirement.

[34 F.R. 7911, May 20, 1969]

§ 119.12

Physical and experience requirements.

(a) All applicants for original license, other than motorboat operator, must pass a physical examination given by a physician of the Canal Zone Government, and present a certificate executed by the examining physician to the Board. The certificate shall attest to the applicant's acuity of vision, color sense, and general physical condition.

(b) For original license as master, mate, or pilot, the applicant must have either with or without glasses, at least 20/20 vision in one eye, and at least 20/40 in the other. An applicant who wears glasses, however, must also be able to pass a test without glasses of at least 20/40 in one eye and at least 20/70 in the other. The applicant's color sense shall be tested by an approved method.

(c) Applicants for original license as engineer shall be examined only as to their ability to distinguish the colors red, blue, green, and yellow.

(d) For original license as engineer, the applicant must have either with or without glasses at least 20/30 vision in one eye, and at least 20/50 vision in the other. An applicant who wears glasses, however, must also be able to pass a test without glasses of at least 20/50 in one eye and at least 20/70 in the other.

(e) If an applicant is not possessed of the vision, hearing, and general physical condition considered necessary, the Board, after consultation with the examining physician, may make recommendations to the Supervising Inspector for an exception to these requirements if, in its opinion, extenuating circumstances warrant special consideration.

(f) No original license shall be issued to any person unless 25 percent of the required experience has been obtained within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application. Such period shall include, in addition to the 3 years specified, any service in the Armed Forces of the United States that immediately preceded or interrupted the last 3 years spent by the applicant in a civilian status prior to the date of the application. When an applicant for a license as engineer does not meet the requirement of this paragraph, but is otherwise qualified, the Board may ex

amine him and recommend to the Supervising Inspector that he be licensed. In such cases a license may be issued provided the applicant has satisfactorily completed a 90-day period as trainee aboard applicable equipment of the Panama Canal Company.

(g) It is not required that an applicant has obtained his experience on United States vessels. Experience on foreign vessels will be given due credit.

(h) An applicant for a license, who is a naturalized citizen of the United States or Panama and who has obtained his experience on foreign vessels, may not be given a grade of license higher than that in which he has served. However, this paragraph shall not apply to persons qualifying for license under the Panama Canal Company master and engineer training programs.

(i) When a qualified person makes application for license it shall be the duty of the Board to give the applicant the required examination as soon as practicable.

[31 F.R. 12311, Sept. 16, 1966, as amended at 34 F.R. 7911, May 20, 1969]

§ 119.13 Burden of establishing qualifications.

Applicants for licenses must establish to the satisfaction of the Board that they possess all of the qualifications necessary, such as age, experience, character, and citizenship before they shall be entitled to be issued licenses.

§ 119.14 Applicant to appear for examination.

Before an original license or raise in grade is issued to any person to act as a master, mate, pilot, or engineer, he shall personally appear before the Board for a written examination. This examination shall be filed.

§ 119.15 Reexamination.

An applicant for license who has been duly examined and refused a license, may come before the Board for reexamination at any time thereafter fixed by the Board.

§ 119.16 Raise of grade.

(a) Upon the issuance of a license involving a raise in grade, the applicant shall surrender the old license to the Board.

(b) A license, other than that for motorboat operator, may not be raised in grade before the holder thereof shall have reached the age of 21 years.

(c) The Board shall, before granting a raise in grade of license, require the applicant to make written application on a prescribed form.

(d) A license as master, mate, or pilot may not be raised in grade except upon the official certificate of a physician of the Canal Zone Government that the color sense of the applicant is normal. Applicants for raise in grade of engineer license are not subject to this requirement. Nothing herein contained shall debar an applicant who has lost the sight of one eye from securing a raise of grade of his license if he is qualified in all other respects and his vision in his one eye passes the test required for the better eye of an applicant having vision in both eyes.

(e) Applicants for raise in grade of license shall present to the Board letters, discharges, or other official documents certifying to the amount and character of their experience and the names of the vessels on which it was acquired.

(f) A raise of grade of license may not be granted to any applicant unless 25 percent of the required sea service shall have been served within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application. Service in the armed forces of the United States shall not be counted in computing the 3 years.

(g) Sea service acquired prior to the issuance of the license held may not be accepted as any part of the service required for raise in grade. § 119.17 Renewal of license.

(a) Applicants for renewal of master's, mate's, or pilot's license shall present evidence of service on waters for which licensed obtained within the 3 years next preceding the date of application, or shall present evidence of employment in a position closely related to the operation of vessels within the same 3-year period. If this requirement is not met, the Board shall determine to its satisfaction that the licensed officer is thoroughly familiar with the International rules of the road or the pilot or special rules applicable to the waters for which the applicant is licensed. A written examination may be required for this purpose or the applicant may be examined orally and a summary of the oral examination placed on the officer's license file.

(b) A license may not be renewed if title to it has been forfeited or if facts which would render renewal improper have come to the attention of the Board.

(c) A 12-month period of grace shall be allowed after the expiration date of the license held, during which period it may be renewed. Active service in the armed forces or the merchant marine shall not be included in computing the period of grace: Provided, however, That this exception applies only to such periods of service, or portions thereof, during which there was no reasonable opportunity for renewal.

(d) A license may not be renewed more than 30 days in advance of the date of expiration thereof, unless there are extraordinary circumstances that justify a renewal beforehand, in which case the reasons must appear in detail in the records of the Board.

(e) A license as master, mate, or pilot may not be renewed except upon the official certificate of a physician of the Canal Zone Government that the color sense of the applicant is normal. Applicants for renewal of license as engineer are subject to this requirement.

(f) If an applicant for renewal of license as master, mate, or pilot is pronounced color blind, he may be given a license for limited service in daylight only.

(g) Nothing contained herein shall debar an applicant who has lost the sight of one eye from securing a renewal of his license, if he is qualified in all other respects, and the vision in his one eye passes the test required for the better eye of an applicant having sight in both eyes.

(h) An officer making application for a renewal of his license shall appear in person before the Board, except in cases where the distance from the office of the Board is such as to put the applicant to great inconvenience and expense to appear in person. In this event he may, upon taking the oath of office before a person authorized to administer oaths, and upon forwarding the oath, together with the license to be renewed, and the written application and certificate of visual examination where required, have the license renewed by the Board, if a valid reason to the contrary is not known. The Board shall attach the oath to the stub end of the license, which is to be retained on file in the Board's office.

(i) If an applicant applies for renewal of his license for the same grade, after 12 months after the date of its expiration, he must pass an examination for the same grade of license, of such length and scope as will, in the judgment of the

Board, be sufficient to demonstrate adequately the continued professional knowledge of the examinee, except that a professional examination shall not be required if the license expired during the time of the holder's service with the armed forces or the merchant marine, and there was no reasonable opportunity for renewal.

§ 119.18 Sea service as member of armed forces of the United States or on vessels owned by the United States as qualifying experience.

(a) Sea service as a member of the armed forces of the United States will be accepted as qualifying experience for an original, raise in grade, or extension of route of license. Such service will be subject to evaluation to determine its equivalent to the sea service required on merchant-type vessels, and to determine the appropriate grade, class, and limit of license for which the applicant is eligible. An applicant may be permitted to omit the examination for intermediate grades of license if his experience is of such character as to qualify him for a higher, or the highest, grade of license.

(b) If a person who has served in a civilian capacity as commanding officer, master, mate, engineer, or pilot, etc., of any vessel owned and operated by the United States, in a service in which a license as master, mate, engineer, or pilot was not required at the time of the service, applies for examination for license, the Board shall evaluate the time or service and allow appropriate credit therefor.

§ 119.19 Evaluation of equivalent experience.

If an applicant presents evidence of service or experience which does not meet the specific requirements of these regulations, but which, in the opinion of the Board, is a reasonable equivalent thereof, the Board may evaluate the experience and allow appropriate credit therefor.

(b) A limitation on a license may not be changed before the applicant has made up any deficiency in the experience prescribed for the license desired and has passed the necessary examination. § 119.21 Written statement of reasons for denying license.

If the Board declines to recommend the applicant for the license applied for, it shall furnish him a statement, in writing, setting forth the reasons for its refusal to make the recommendation. § 119.22

Preparation of licenses.

All licenses shall be filled out on the form with pen and black ink instead of with typewriter. When licenses are completed, the Recorder shall draw a broad pen and black ink mark through all unused spaces in the body thereof, so as to prevent, as far as possible, illegal interpolation after issue. The data on the license shall be copied on a stub end which shall be retained by the Board. § 119.23 Tonnage or horsepower; route.

The Board may designate upon the license the tonnage or horsepower of the vessel and the waters or routes upon which the licensee may act.

If a person to whom a license has been issued loses his license, he shall promptly report the loss to the Board. The Board shall issue a duplicate license after receiving from the person a properly executed affidavit giving satisfactory evidence of the loss. The license shall be issued as a duplicate by the addition of the following written endorsement: "This license replaces License Number

issued at on the above date." The duplicate license, issued for the unexpired term, shall have the same force and effect as the original, lost license. § 119.26 Display of licenses.

Every licensed master, mate, and engineer shall, when employed upon a vessel and within 48 hours after going on duty, place his certificate of license, which

shall be framed under glass, in a conspicuous place in such vessel, where it can be seen by passengers and others at all times, except when the officer is transferred to another vessel of the same owners for a brief period.

Subpart B-Masters

SOURCE: The provisions of this Subpart B appear at 34 F.R. 7911, May 20, 1969, unless otherwise noted.

§ 119.61

Master, steam and motor vessels; experience required.

(a) An applicant for license as master of steam and motor vessels shall be eligible for examination after he has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the Board that he has had 2 years of experience as a licensed officer in charge of a deck watch on steam or motor vessels over 75 feet in length. Tonnage limitations applicable to such prior service shall be evaluated by the Board.

(b) The license issued to an applicant under paragraph (a) of this section shall be limited to vessels not exceeding 1,500 gross tons if he passes the examination described in § 119.62(a). If the applicant passes the examination described in § 119.62(b), the license shall be limited to vessels not exceeding 500 gross tons. § 119.62 Same; examination.

(a) An applicant for license as master of steam and motor vessels not exceeding 1,500 gross tons must pass an examination as to his knowledge of the subjects listed in §§ 119.104, 119.106, 119.108, and paragraph (b) of this section and as to his knowledge of the following subjects:

(1) Longitude by chronometer.

(2) Latitude by meridian altitude of the sun.

(3) Latitude by polaris.

(4) Dead reckoning.

(5) Azimuth of the sun from tables. (6) Azimuth of stars from tables. (7) Ocean winds, weather, tides, and currents.

(8) Aids to navigation in general use. (b) An applicant for license as master of steam and motor vessels not exceeding 500 gross tons must pass an examination as to his knowledge of the subjects listed in §§ 119.104, 119.106, and 119.108 and as to his knowledge of the following subjects:

(1) Piloting.

(2) Ship sanitation.

(3) Lead line, sounding machine, and fathometer.

(4) Storm signals.

(5) Use of the Lyle gun for lifesaving. (6) Ship construction including design and operating characteristics of motor vessels.

§ 119.63 Master, non-self-propelled floating equipment; experience.

An applicant for license as master of non-self-propelled floating equipment shall be eligible for examination after he has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the Board that he has had 1 year of qualifying experience as mate on non-self-propelled floating equipment while holding a license as mate of such equipment.

§ 119.64 Same; examination.

An applicant for license as master of non-self-propelled floating equipment must pass an examination as to his knowledge of the following subjects:

(a) Operation and maintenance of non-self-propelled floating equipment. (b) Lifesaving equipment.

(c) Fire prevention and firefighting. (d) The rules contained in Parts 103, 111, 113, 115, 117, 121 123, 125, and 129 of this title.

(e) Ship construction.
(f) Ship sanitation.

(g) Such further examination of a nonmathematical character as the Board may require.

Subpart C-Mates

SOURCE: The provisions of this Subpart C appear at 34 F.R. 7912, May 20, 1969, unless otherwise noted.

§ 119.101 Mate, non-self-propelled floating equipment; experience required. An applicant for mate of non-self-propelled floating equipment shall be eligible for examination after he has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the Board that he has:

(a) Served a 4-year apprenticeship as mate, dredge; or

(b) Completed 2 years of qualifying experience in the deck department of non-self-propelled floating equipment and completed adequate apprenticeship training; or

(c) Such other experience as upon the recommendation of the Chief, Dredging Division is considered to be a satisfactory equivalent thereto.

§ 119.102 Same; examination.

An applicant for license as mate of non-self-propelled floating equipment must pass an examination as to his knowledge of the following subjects:

(a) Operation and maintenance of non-self-propelled floating equipment. (b) Lifesaving equipment.

(c) Fire prevention and firefighting. (d) The rules contained in Parts 103, 111, 113, 115, 117, 121, 123, 125, and 129 of this title.

§ 119.103 Third mate, motor vessels (master-motor vessels not exceeding 75 feet in length); experience required.

An applicant for license as third mate of motor vessels (master-motor vessels not exceeding 75 feet in length) shall be eligible for examination after he has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the Board that he meets one of the following qualifying standards of experience:

(a) Satisfactory completion of 4 years of classroom and practical experience in the Panama Canal training program for license as master of motor vessels; or

(b) Satisfactory completion of 520 eight-hour watches aboard Panama Canal Company motor vessels as master-trainee, while holding a rating of rigger, or operating engineer (hoisting equipment), or mate-dredge, and completion of acceptable training in firefighting; or

(c) Has satisfactorily served in the rating of able seaman, seaman, motor vessel boatswain, or launch operator for a period of 2 years and completed adequate maritime training together with acceptable training in firefighting and completion of 260 eight-hour watches on motor vessels at any of these ratings. § 119.104 Same; examination.

An applicant for license as third mate of motor vessels (master-motor vessels not exceeding 75 feet in length) must pass an examination as to his knowledge of the following subjects:

(a) Compass deviation by ranges.

(b) Aids to navigation in Canal Zone waters and lighting of the Panama Canal.

(c) Tides, currents, wind, and weather in Canal Zone waters.

(d) International Rules of the Road. (e) Rules for the Prevention of Collision in Canal Zone waters.

(f) Lock and Cut signals and operations in the locks and Cut.

(g) Seamanship and practical handling of motor vessels including ship and barge work and dredge tending.

(h) Lifesaving equipment.

(i) Fire prevention and firefighting. (j) Depth of channels, anchorages, moorings, and harbors.

(k) Chart navigation.

(1) The rules contained in Parts 103, 111, 113, 115, 117, 121, 123, 125, and 129 of this title.

(m) Such further examination of a nomathematical character as the Board may require. § 119.105

Second mate, motor vessels; experience required.

An applicant for license as second mate of motor vessels shall be eligible for examination after he has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the Board that he has completed 1 year of qualifying experience as third mate of motor vessels (master-motor vessels not exceeding 75 feet in length) on Panama Canal Company motor vessels, including at least 90 eight-hour training watches aboard a motor vessel while so licensed. § 119.106 Same; examination.

An applicant for license as second mate of motor vessels must pass an examination as to his knowledge of the subjects listed in § 119.104 and of the following subjects:

(a) Practical use of the magnetic compass.

(b) Instruments and accessories. (c) Signaling by international code flags.

(d) Bearing and distance from a fixed object.

(e) A practical demonstration of his ability to operate a motor vessel properly and safely. Such demonstration shall be in the presence of and to the satisfaction of the Board of Local Inspectors. § 119.107 First mate,

experience required.

motor vessels;

An applicant for license as first mate of motor vessels shall be eligible for examination after has furnished satisfactory documentary evidence to the Board that he has completed 1 year of qualifying experience on Panama Canal Company motor vessels as second mate of motor vessels.