high school or the College Entrance Examination Board, Post Office Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 08540, or the College Entrance Examination Board, Post Office Box 1025, Berkeley, Calif. 94701.

§ 310.55

Physical requirements.

(a) Physical Standards. A candidate is required to meet the physical requirements prescribed by the Department of the Navy for appointment as Midshipman, USNR, but a candidate for appointment as a deck cadet must have minimum uncorrected visual acuity of at least 20/40 in one eye and 20/70 in the other, and a candidate for appointment as an engineering cadet must have minimum uncorrected visual acuity of at least 20/50 in one eye and 20/70 in the other. All candidates must have corrected visual acuity of 20/20 in each eye and normal color perception, and refractive error must be within the limits prescribed by the Department of the Navy. Other physical standards for candidates shall be the same as those prescribed for midshipman candidates for the U.S. Naval Academy.

(b) Qualifying physical examinations and interview. All candidates for the Academy are required to have a physical and dental examination conducted by Medical and Dental Officers of the U.S. Navy or, by specific arrangements, by other branches of the armed services or U.S. Public Health Service. The required physical examination must be conducted within 1 year preceding the date of admission to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Although there is no charge for such examination, any necessary travel and other expenses such meals and hotel accommodations incurred in obtaining such examinations must be borne by the applicant. Candidates may be reexamined upon reporting to the Academy.

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(c) Preliminary physical examinations. Preliminary physical examinations are not required by the Maritime Administration but may be conducted solely for the convenience of candidates and prospective candidates or the nominating official. Preliminary physicals serve to reveal obviously disqualifying defects which may prevent admission as a cadet and may enable candidates to correct temporary disqualifying defects prior to the required physical examination. Preliminary physicals may be conducted by a private physician but must be at no expense to the Government. In addition,

preliminary physicals may be obtained through Federal medical facilities upon specific arrangements by the nominating official. Any expense incurred in obtaining such examinations must be borne by the applicant.

(d) Physical reexaminations. A candidate rejected because of physical examination may request reexamination by making request to the Admissions Office, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.

[G.O. 97, Rev., 33 F.R. 6347, Apr. 26, 1968, as amended by Amdt. 1, 33 F.R. 10281, July 18, 1968]

§ 310.56 Application and selection of Cadets.

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(a) Application. Upon receipt nominations at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, there will be forwarded to each candidate an Application for Admission to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The Secondary School Record and Personality Record sections of the form are to be completed by the appropriate school official. The application must be completed and returned to the Admissions Office, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., as early as possible but not later than March 1.

(b) Selection of cadets. Selection of cadets for appointment to fill vacancies allotted to the various States and other locations as specified in § 310.52(b), is made in order of merit as a result of competitive examinations. The order of merit will be determined not only by the scores on the required entrance examinations, but also by each candidate's previous academic record, evidence of ability, character, citizenship, and leadership qualities, participation in extra-curricular activities, part-time or full-time employment, church or club activities, physical fitness and, in general, his potential ability to develop into a competent Merchant Marine Officer.

(c) Notification of selection. Results of the selection process will be made known about May 1, when each candidate and his nominating official will be notified of his status as (1) a principal candidate, or (2) an alternate candidate, or (3) an unqualified candidate. Alternates will replace principal candidates who decline appointment or fail to meet physical requirements.

(d) Reporting to the academy. During July, all candidates selected for appointment who have met all requirements will be issued instructions to report to the

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy by a specified date in mid-July for orientation and induction.

(e) Oath. Each cadet who is a citizen of the United States will be given an oath of office at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy as follows:

I, having been appointed a cadet to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy accept appointment and do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will comply with all the regulations of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter; so help me God.

(f) Birth certificate. Each candidate will be required to present an acceptable certificate of birth.

§ 310.57

Courses of instruction.

(a) At academy. Cadets entering the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy select the Nautical Science or Engineering program which will fit them to serve in the Deck or Engine Department aboard ship. The curriculum includes the study of general education courses in addition to professional and technical subjects. In addition, as part of the Naval Reserve Midshipman program all cadets are required to take Naval Science courses prescribed by the Chief of Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy. Cadets normally spend four 11-month academic years in the course of study. The first, third, and fourth academic years are spent at the Academy at Kings Point, New York.

(b) Sea year. Cadets spend the second year training at sea aboard one or more merchant vessels. The sea year may be split, when circumstances warrant. In addition to practical shipboard assignments, cadets are required to complete a Sea Project incorporating material from the major segments of the Academy curriculum.

[G.O. 97, Rev., 33 F.R. 6345, Apr. 26, 1968, as amended by Amdt. 2, 34 F.R. 1601, Feb. 1, 1969]

§ 310.58 Training on subsidized ves.

sels.

All subsidized merchant vessels, in accordance with contractural arrangements, are required to provide for the training of at least two cadets, as as

signed by the Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, which shall be in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) Work assignments. All practical work assignments for cadets shall be in accordance with such courses as are prescribed by the Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

(b) Working hours. Steamship company employers, in order to permit cadets to carry on with their training courses, shall not normally require cadets to work more than 8 hours in any one day. Cadets shall devote at least 3 hours of their own time each day to study.

(c) Pay. Cadets, while attached to merchant vessels, shall receive pay at the rate of $208.80 per month from their steamship company employers. Cadets, while assigned to ships, will be furnished quarters and subsistence by the steamship company employer. While aboard ship, they shall be berthed in rooms with other cadets in that part of the vessel designated for licensed officers or first class passenger quarters and shall mess with the licensed officers. In addition, the steamship company employers shall pay the cadets such subsistence and room allowance in port, transportation allowances, and other bonuses or allowances as are paid to the licensed officers of the vessel to which cadets are attached.

[G.O. 97, Rev., 33 F.R. 6345, Apr. 26, 1968, as amended by Amdt. 6, 35 F.R. 8890, June 9, 1970]

§ 310.59 Training on other vessels and by other facilities or agencies.

Arrangements may be made by the Maritime Administrator for training of cadets on Government-owned vessels, in cooperation with other governmental and private agencies, on other vessels, and, for instructional purposes only in shipyards, plants, and industrial and educational organizations.

§ 310.60 Allowances and expenses.

(a) Items furnished. Each cadet is provided with free tuition, quarters, subsistence, medical and dental care, and to certain travel expenses in accordance with Chapter 5, Part A of the Joint Travel Regulations while traveling under official Academy orders.

(b) Allowances. Cadets receive an allowance of $400 per year, payable quarterly, toward the cost of uniforms and textbooks for each of the 3 years at the Academy. No allowance is received dur

(a) Cadets may be granted leave of absence of approximately 4 weeks in July after completion of the first, second, and third year of training.

(b) Studies and exercises are suspended on January 1, February 22, May 30, July 4, the first Monday in September, November 11, Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and on such other days as may be designated by the President as national holidays. On such days cadets may be granted liberty.

(c) Cadets may be granted about 10 days' leave during the period which includes Christmas and New Year's Day.

(d) Liberty and other privileges are granted to cadets meriting it under applicable regulations.

(e) Relatives and friends of cadets may visit them at the Academy at such hours as the Superintendent may prescribe for visitors.

(3) Filing for a Commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

(b) Graduates receive the degree of Bachelor of Science; the U.S. Coast Guard license either as third officer or third assistant engineer; and may be granted a commission as Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve by the Department of the Navy.

(c) In return for the education received at Government expense, each applicant signs an agreement to serve in one of the following categories immediately after graduation:

(1) Sail for 6 months a year in a licensed capacity aboard an American vessel for a period of 3 consecutive years;

(2) Sail for 4 months a year in a licensed capacity aboard an American vessel for a period of 4 consecutive years;

(3) Serve on active duty for a period of 3 years as a commissioned officer in uniformed services of the United States;

(4) Serve for 30 days on active duty for training aboard a vessel of the U.S. Navy each year for 3 consecutive years and be either employed ashore for the balance of each year in some phase of the maritime industry or engaged in full time graduate studies related to the maritime field.

[G.O. 97, Rev., 33 F.R. 6345, Apr. 26, 1968, as amended by Amdt. 7, 35 F.R. 18264, Dec. 1, 1970]

§ 310.64 Foreign students.

(a) Appointments from the American Republics. The Act of Congress approved August 9, 1946 (46 U.S.C. 1126b) and Executive Order 10661 of February 27, 1956 (21 F.R. 1315) provide for the admission of citizens of American Republics (other than the United States) to receive instruction at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. The total number of persons from American Republics other than the United States to be enrolled at any one time shall not exceed 12 and not more than two persons from any of such republics shall receive instruction at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at the same time. Applications for appointment under the provisions of this law must be addressed through the appropriate diplomatic channels of the applicant's country. Nominations must reach the State Department in Washington, D.C. by January 1 of the year in which admission is sought.

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ritory of the Pacific Islands. The Act of Congress approved September 14, 1961 (75 Stat. 514) provides for the admission of not to exceed four persons at a time from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to receive instruction at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y.

(c) Regulations. Persons receiving instruction under the authority of the above Acts shall receive the same pay, allowances, and emoluments as do citizens of the United States, to be paid from the Maritime Administration training appropriation. Subject to any exceptions as may be determined by the Maritime Administrator (in the case of cadets from the Trust Territories as a result of a joint agreement by the Maritime Administrator and the Secretary of Interior), they shall be subject to the same rules and regulations governing admission, attendance, discipline, resignation, discharge, dismissal, and graduation as cadets at the Merchant Marine Academy appointed from the United States; but such persons shall not be entitled to appointment to any office or position in the U.S. Merchant Marine by reason of their graduation from the Merchant Marine Academy. Each candidate must:

(1) Be a bona fide male citizen of the country transmitting the request and meet the other requirements as to age, marital status, and character as set forth in § 310.53 for U.S. citizens.

(2) Possess physical qualifications as specified in § 310.55. All candidates must undergo a physical examination and and physical aptitude examination as arranged by the Maritime Administrator.

(3) Be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking idiomatic English and must meet the following scholastic entrance requirements:

(i) Must qualify in the College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Test and achievement tests in English Composition and Mathematics, Level I, or Mathematics, Level II. See § 310.54 (b). Detailed certificates covering schoolwork will not be required of candidates from the other American Republics and the Trust Territories of the Pacific. These candidates will be given the same examination in English Composition as other candidates, but due consideration will be accorded these foreign students when evaluating test results. When available, special foreign language College Board Examinations

may be substituted for the Scholastic Aptitude examinations and Mathematics Achievement tests.

(ii) Each candidate shall submit a certificate from his Government that he is conversant with the literature of his native country and that he has completed a course in the literature of his native language equivalent in general to 2 years of secondary school work in literature in the United States. In lieu of this certification, a candidate may produce evidence of having acquired the units for literature from accredited schools of the United States.

(4) Candidates will be furnished information as to the time, place, etc., of the College Entrance Examination Board tests. A maritime representative or a diplomatic representative of the United States in the candidate's country shall in the case of all these candidates furnish a report as to the candidate's proficiency in the use of idiomatic English.

(5) In lieu of the oath of allegiance to the United States, a substitute oath will be required in substance as follows: a citizen

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months, having been appointed as a cadet to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, do solemnly swear or affirm to comply with all regulations of the Academy, and to give my utmost efforts to accomplish satisfactorily the required curriculum; do swear or afirm not to divulge any information of military value which I may obtain, directly or indirectly, in consequence of my presence at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, to any alien government; and do agree that I shall be withdrawn from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy if deficient in conduct, health, or studies.

Subpart D-Regulations for Receipt of Donations for Chapel and Library At United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Subpart D issued under sec. 3, 62 Stat. 172.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Subpart D contained in General Order 108, 13 F.R. 6329, Oct. 28, 1948; 33 F.R. 2944, Feb. 14, 1968.

EDITORIAL NOTE: General Order 108 was formerly Revised General Order 24 (WSA Function Series), Supp. 4.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 310.100 Basis and purpose.

By virtue of the authority contained in the act approved April 17, 1948 (Pub.

Law 485, 80th Cong., 2d sess.), and in accordance with General Accounting Office Accounts and Procedures Letter No. 12789, United States Maritime Commission No. 224, dated June 8, 1948, this subpart is hereby prescribed to provide for the receipt of, and accounting for private contributions to assist in construction of a chapel and a library at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York. § 310.101 Designation and authority.

The Assistant Chief, Office of Maritime Training, is hereby designated to accept private contributions to assist in defraying the cost of construction of said chapel and library. All private contributions received shall be transmitted to the Comptroller, Maritime Administration, for deposit.

CONTRIBUTIONS

§ 310.102 Receipt for contributions.

The immediate receiving person shall give proper receipt for all contributions. Receipts shall be prepared in duplicate, one copy for the contributor and the other copy to accompany the contribution. Contributions may be made by check. In such cases the check shall be made payable to the Treasurer of the United States.

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§ 310.103 Accountability.

All contributions shall be forwarded to the Assistant Chief, Office of Maritime Training, Maritime Administration, Washington, D.C., for transmission to the Comptroller, Maritime Administration, for disposition in accordance with the following trust fund receipt and appropriation accounts prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States under the provisions of section 20 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act of June 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 1233, General Regulations No. 84, Revised, and in accordance with an arrangement with the Treasury Department, together with limitation accounts pursuant to General Regulations No. 83:

PART 350-SEAMEN'S SERVICE AWARDS

Law 759, 84th Congress, in connection with the issuance of service ribbon bars to masters, officers and crew members of U.S. ships in recognition of their service in the defense of Korea and Vietnam, and the replacement of awards previously issued for service in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II, under earlier Acts of Congress and Executive Orders, now repealed.

§ 350.2 Korean Service Bar.

A red, white, and blue umbra silk ribbon bar, 1%-inches wide by %-inch long may be issued to each master, officer, or member of the crew of any U.S. ship who, between June 30, 1950, and September 30, 1953, served in the waters adjacent to Korea, within the following bounds:

From a point at latitude 39°30′ N., long. 122°45' E.; southward to lat. 33° N., long.