46 CFR 10.412: Distance learning and e-learning for mariner training
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026
This section says the Coast Guard may allow mariners to be trained by distance learning and e-learning. Any such training must follow the standards of training and assessment in section B-I/6 (Training and assessment) of the STCW Code. The STCW Code is incorporated by reference, as 10.103 of this part describes.
What it says
The Coast Guard may allow the training of mariners by distance learning and e-learning.
“The Coast Guard may allow the training of mariners by means of distance learning and e-learning”
Any distance learning and e-learning training the Coast Guard allows must follow the standards of training and assessment in section B-I/6 (Training and assessment) of the STCW Code.
“in accordance with the standards of training and assessment set forth in section B-I/6 (Training and assessment) of the STCW Code”
The STCW Code is incorporated by reference, and the text directs the reader to § 10.103 of this part.
“incorporated by reference, see § 10.103 of this part”
Common questions
Can mariners be trained by distance learning or e-learning?
Yes, the Coast Guard may allow it. The text makes this a permission, not a requirement.
“The Coast Guard may allow the training of mariners by means of distance learning and e-learning”
What standards apply to distance learning and e-learning for mariners?
The training must follow the standards of training and assessment in section B-I/6 (Training and assessment) of the STCW Code.
“in accordance with the standards of training and assessment set forth in section B-I/6 (Training and assessment) of the STCW Code”
Where is the STCW Code incorporated by reference?
The text sends the reader to § 10.103 of this part for the incorporation by reference.
“incorporated by reference, see § 10.103 of this part”
The text of 46 CFR 10.412
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Distance and e-learning
The Coast Guard may allow the training of mariners by means of distance learning and e-learning in accordance with the standards of training and assessment set forth in section B-I/6 (Training and assessment) of the STCW Code (incorporated by reference, see § 10.103 of this part).
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