46 CFR 11.910: Examination subject codes for deck officers

Last reviewed: October 14, 2026

This section sets up two tables for deck officer endorsements. Table 1 gives code numbers for each endorsement. Table 2 uses those codes to show the examination subjects for each endorsement.

Applies toAll deck officer endorsements listed in Table 1 to § 11.910.

What it says

  1. Table 1 to § 11.910 gives the codes that Table 2 to § 11.910 uses for all deck officers.

    “Table 1 to § 11.910 gives the codes used in Table 2 to § 11.910 for all deck officers.”

  2. Table 2 to § 11.910 shows the examination subjects for each endorsement, by code number.

    “Table 2 to § 11.910 indicates the examination subjects for each endorsement, by code number.”

  3. In the body of Table 2 to § 11.910, a figure in place of the letter "x" refers to a note.

    “Figures in the body of Table 2 to § 11.910, in place of the letter “x”, refer to notes.”

  4. Code 1 in Table 1 is Master/Chief Mate, oceans/near-coastal, unlimited tonnage.

    “Master/Chief Mate, oceans/near-coastal, unlimited tonnage.”

Common questions

What does Table 1 to § 11.910 show?

Table 1 gives the codes used in Table 2 for all deck officers.

“Table 1 to § 11.910 gives the codes used in Table 2 to § 11.910 for all deck officers.”

How do I find the exam subjects for a deck officer endorsement?

Table 2 to § 11.910 indicates the examination subjects for each endorsement, by code number.

“Table 2 to § 11.910 indicates the examination subjects for each endorsement, by code number.”

What do figures in place of the letter "x" in Table 2 mean?

Figures in the body of Table 2, in place of the letter "x", refer to notes.

“Figures in the body of Table 2 to § 11.910, in place of the letter “x”, refer to notes.”

The text of 46 CFR 11.910

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Subjects for deck officer endorsements

Table 1 to § 11.910 gives the codes used in Table 2 to § 11.910 for all deck officers. Table 2 to § 11.910 indicates the examination subjects for each endorsement, by code number. Figures in the body of Table 2 to § 11.910, in place of the letter “x”, refer to notes.

Table 1 to § 11.910—Codes for Deck Officer Endorsements Deck Officer Endorsements 1.

Master/Chief Mate, oceans/near-coastal, unlimited tonnage. 2.

Master, oceans/near-coastal, less than 500 GRT and less than 1,600 GRT. 3.

Second Mate/Third Mate, oceans/near-coastal, unlimited tonnage, and Mate less than 500 GRT and less than 1600 GRT, oceans/near-coastal. 4.

Master, oceans/near-coastal, and Mate, near-coastal, less than 200 GRT (includes Master, near-coastal, less than 100 GRT). 5.

Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels, near-coastal. 6.

Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels, Great Lakes/inland. 7.

Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels, ocean (domestic trade) and near-coastal routes. 8.

Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels, Great Lakes, and inland routes. 9.

Apprentice Mate of Towing Vessels, Western Rivers. 10.

Master, Great Lakes/inland, or Master, inland, unlimited tonnage. 11.

Mate, Great Lakes/inland, unlimited tonnage. 12.

Master, Great Lakes/inland, less than 500 GRT and less than 1,600 GRT. 13.

Mate, Great Lakes/inland, less than 500 GRT and less than 1,600 GRT. 14.

Master or Mate, Great Lakes/inland, less than 200 GRT (includes Master, Great Lakes/inland, less than 100 GRT). 15.

Master, rivers, unlimited tonnage. 16.

Master, rivers, less than 500 GRT and less than 1,600 GRT. 17.

Mate, rivers, less than 500 GRT and less than 1,600 GRT. 18.

Master or Mate, rivers, less than 200 GRT (includes Master, rivers, less than 100 GRT). 19.

Master of Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels, oceans/near-coastal. 20.

Mate of Uninspected Fishing Industry Vessels, oceans/near-coastal. 21.

First-Class Pilot. 22.

Master-OSV. 23.

Chief Mate-OSV. 24.

Mate-OSV.

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