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U.S. Coast Guard
Manning & Watch Keeping
Uninspected Towing Vessels
U.S. Coast Guard
Towing Vessel ManningLearning Objectives
• State: manning and work hour requirements for UTV operating on inland waters.
• State: manning and work hour requirements for UTV operating outside the boundary lines.
• State: manning requirements for vessels on international voyages.
• State: manning requirements for vessels on for vessels on foreign voyages.
U.S. Coast Guard
Towing Vessel ManningManning Responsibility
“The navigation and shipping laws state that a vessel may not be operated unless certain manning requirements are met. In addition to establishing a minimum of licensed individuals and members of the crew to be carried on board certain vessels, they establish minimum qualifications concerning licenses, citizenship, and conditions of employment.
46 CFR 15.103(b)
It is the responsibility of the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or person in charge or command of the vessel to ensure that appropriate personnel are carried to meet the requirements of the applicable navigation and shipping laws and regulations”
U.S. Coast Guard
The mariner must hold one of the following :1. Master of towing vessels; or
2. Master of inspected, self-propelled vessels of greater than 200 gross register tons, may operate towing vessels within any restrictions on their license, if they—
(a) Have 30 days of training and observation on towing vessels for the route being assessed (90 days for the Western Rivers) and, Either—
(1) Hold a completed TOAR; or
(2) Complete an approved training course.
Towing Vessel Manning Master
46 CFR 15.805
U.S. Coast Guard
The mariner must hold one of the following:
1. Mate of towing vessels; or
2. Mate of inspected, self-propelled vessels of greater than 200 gross register tons or first-class pilot, may operate towing vessels within any restrictions on their license, if they—
(a) Have 30 days of training and observation on towing vessels for the route being assessed (90 days for the Western Rivers) and, Either—
(1) Hold a completed TOAR; or
(2) Complete an approved training course.
Towing Vessel Manning Mate (Pilot)
46 CFR 15.810 (d)
U.S. Coast Guard
Pilotage Requirements
Towing Vessel Manning
U.S. Coast Guard
Must have:• Master or Mate (Pilot) with
1. First Class Pilot endorsement for the route or
2. Western Rivers endorsement
OR
• Master or Mate (Pilot) with1. With Tank Barges - 12 round trips with 3 during
darkness and 1 within last 12 months
2. With out barges or with uninspected barges – 4 round trips with 1 during darkness and 1 within last 12 months
46 CFR 15.610 (b)(1)(2)
PilotageLower Mississippi River
U.S. Coast Guard
Master, Mate… of towing vessels may serve as pilot if the individual:
1. Is 21 years old.
2. Has annual physical..
3. Maintains current knowledge of the waters.
4. Has at least 6 months service in the deck dept on towing vessels.
5. Has 12 round trips over the route.
• Tank Barges 10,000 GT or less…
46 CFR Table 15.812(e)(2)
PilotGeneral
U.S. Coast Guard
Towing Vessel Manning Chief Engineer
• Required on uninspected , seagoing, documented vessels of 200 GT or more
• License must be appropriate for route, size and horsepower of vessel
• Most seagoing Uninspected Towing Vessels are specifically built and admeasured to be less than 200 GT.
46 CFR 15.820 (b)
Individuals engaged or employed to perform the duties of chief engineer must hold appropriately endorsed license or MMC authorizing service as a chief engineer
U.S. Coast Guard
Towing Vessel ManningWho Can Serve as Chief Engineer?
• Designated Duty Engineers (DDE)• DDE – limited to not more than 1000/4000 HP on
Near Coastal, Great Lakes & Inland Waters.• DDE Unlimited my serve on any waters.• Limited to Vessels not more than 500 GT
• Chief Engineer (limited-oceans)• Service on vessels AGT on Inland Waters• Service on vessels not more than 1600 GT on Near
Coastal or Great Lakes .
46 CFR 15.915
U.S. Coast Guard
Towing Vessel ManningWho Can Serve as Chief Engineer?
• Chief Engineer (limited – near coastal)• Service on vessels AGT on Inland Waters• Service on vessels not more than 1600 GT on Near
Coastal or Great Lakes .
• Assistant Engineer (limited-oceans)• Service on vessels AGT on Inland Waters• Service on vessels not more than 1600 GT on
Oceans, Near Coastal or Great Lakes .
46 CFR 15.915
U.S. Coast Guard
Watchkeeping & Work Hours
46 CFR 15.701 46 CFR 15.705 46 CFR 15.710 46 CFR 15.715 46 CFR 15.840 USC 8104 SOLAS Chapter V, REG. 14 IMO Resolution A.1047 (27) - 30NOV2011 IMO Resolution A.890(21) - Revoked IMO Resolution A.955(23) - Revoked STCW Regulation VIII/2
U.S. Coast Guard
Towing Vessel – Work HourInland and Great Lakes
Gross Tons Route Length of voyage Wk Hr. Limits Cites
Less than 100 Inland Any Length 12 Hours 46 CFR 15.705 (d)46 USC 8104 (b)(h)
Less than 100 GL Any Length 8/12/15 Hours 46 USC 8104 (c)
More than 100 GL Any Length 8/12/15 Hours 46 USC 8104 (c) (d)
100-200 Inland Any Length 12 Hours 46 CFR 15.705 (d)46 USC 8104 (b)(h)
More than 200 Inland Any Length 12 Hours 46 CFR USC 8104 (h)
U.S. Coast Guard
Towing Vessel – Work HourOceans
Gross Tons Route Length of voyage Wk Hr. Limits Cites
Less than 100 Oceans Less than 600 NM 12 Hours 46 CFR 15.705 (d)46 USC 8104 (b)(h)
Less than 100 Oceans More than 600 NM 12 Hours 46 CFR 15.705 (d)46 USC 8104 (b)(h)
100-200 Oceans Less than 600 NM 12 Hours 46 CFR 15.705 (d)46 USC 8104 (g)(h)(d)
100-200 Oceans More than 600 NM 12 Hours 46 CFR 15.705 (d)46 USC 8104 (h)(d)
More than 200 Oceans Less than 600 NM 12 Hours 46 USC 8104 (g)(h)(d)
More than 200 Oceans More than 600 NM 8 Hours 46 USC 8104 (h)(d)
U.S. Coast Guard
Watches
• Watches on voyages less than 600 nm are permitted to be a two (2) watch system
• Watches on voyages more than 600 nm must be a three (3) watch system
46 CFR 15.705
U.S. Coast Guard
Watches
The Coast Guard interpretation of USC 8104 (h), in conjunction with other provisions of the law, to permit masters or mates (pilots) serving as operators of towing vessels that are not subject to the Officers’ Competency Convention , 1936 to be divided into two watches regardless of the length of the voyage.
46 CFR 15.705 (d)
U.S. Coast Guard
Manning Requirements AB’s
Two Watch System
• Six (6) on six (6) off schedule
• 50% of deck crew must be AB’s
• Does not include licensed officers
Three Watch System
• Four (4) and eight (8) schedule
• 65% of deck crew must be AB’s
• Does not include licensed officers
46 CFR 15.840USC 8702
U.S. Coast Guard
Able Body Seaman
• AB Unlimited - Service on any vessel• AB Limited - Service on vessels less than 1600 GT*• AB Special – Service on vessels less than 500 GT*• AB OSV – Service on OSV’s less than 500GT• AB Sail – Service on sailing School vessels• AB Fishing – Service on fish processing vessels
* May constitute not more than 50% of the number of AB’s required on other vessels
46 CFR 15.840USC 8702USC 7312
U.S. Coast Guard
STCW Basic Safety Training Seagoing Vessels
• Communication• Muster stations, escape routes• Fire, man overboard, and fire alarms• Locate and don PFD’s• Knowledgeable of the fire and WTD’s ETC.
46 CFR 15.1105
U.S. Coast Guard
WatchkeepingSTCW Requirements
Verify that the “STCW Principals of Watchkeeping” are being observed
46 CFR 15.1109
U.S. Coast Guard
STCW Principals of Watch Keeping
Each master of a vessel that operates beyond the Boundary Line shall ensure observance of the principles concerning watch keeping set out in STCW Regulation VIII/2 and section A-VIII/2 of the STCW Code.
46 CFR 15.1109
U.S. Coast Guard
STCW 95 Rest Period Requirements
Officer in charge Navigation/ Engineering Watch:
• Minimum of Ten (10) hours of rest in a 24 hour period• Hours of rest may divided into no more than two (2) periods• Need not be maintained in case of emergency, drills or
overriding operational conditions.• Personnel remain subject to the work-hour limitations in 46
USC 8104
46 CFR 15.1111
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe ManningIssues
• Towing Vessel Detentions• Flag States unfamiliarity with Uninspected Towing
Vessels and US domestic regulations that apply to these vessels.
• Vessel Operators unfamiliar or unaware of safe manning requirements
• USCG inconsistent application of safe manning principals and requirements
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Manning International Voyage
A voyage between a country to which SOLAS applies and a port outside that country.
For the purposes of this subchapter, vessels are not considered as being on an "international voyage" when solely navigating the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River as far east as a straight line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island and, on the north side of Anticosti Island, the 63rd meridian
46 CFR 24.10-1
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Manning Foreign Voyage
A vessel engaged on a foreign voyage means a vessel to which this chapter applies
A. arriving at a place under the jurisdiction of the United States from a place in a foreign country
B. making a voyage between places outside the United States; or
C. departing from a place under the jurisdiction of the United States for a place in a foreign country.
46 USC 32.01
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Manning Domestic Voyage
Domestic voyage means “movement of a vessel between places in, or subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States, except movement between—
A. a place in a territory or possession of the United States or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and
B. a place outside that territory, possession, or Trust Territory.”
46 USC 5101
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Manning
Domestic manning requirements and international manning requirements may be significantly different.
IMO Resolution A.1047 (27) provides international guidance on safe manning and require a 3 watch system with certain exceptions.
Principles of Safe Manning Apply to All Vessels UTV’s , regardless of size. when on international voyages
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Manning Document
Keels Laid on/after 28 July 1994 • Required on vessels of 500 GT ITC and above• Recommended on vessels less than 500 GT ITC• On international voyages
Keels Laid before 18 July 1994• Not required• Highly recommended• 3-watch system required• On international voyages
Ref: SOLAS – Chapter V, Regulation #14 46 CFR 24.05-1 (a) (footnote #6)
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe ManningPolicy & Guidance
Commanding Officer United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
2420 S. Lincoln Memorial Drive Milwaukee, WI 53207-1997 Staff Symbol: Inspections Phone: (414) 747-7155 FAX: (414) 747-7890
MINIMUM SAFE MANNING DOCUMENT
Vessel Name: COASTAL RELIANCE Official Number: 1132808
Port of Registry: National Vessel Documentation Center Gross Tonnage: U.S. Regulatory: 265 ITC: 963 Having due regard to the principles and guidelines set out in Annex 1 and 2 of IMO resolution A.890(21), as amended by resolution A.955(23), the above named vessel is considered to be safely manned, if whenever it proceeds to sea, it carries not less than the numbers and grades of personnel indicated below.
This vessel must be manned with the following licensed and unlicensed personnel, which must include 2 certificated lifeboatmen, 2 GMDSS Operators and 0 certificated tankermen.
1 Master 1 Chief Engineer 0 Firemen 0 Chief Mate 0 Asst. Engineers 1 Ordinary Seaman 2 Lic. Mates 2 Able Seaman 0 Oilers In addition, the vessel may carry 0 Other persons in the crew, 4 Persons in addition to the crew. 11 Total persons allowed.
When on a voyage of less than six hundred (600) miles, the vessel may be operated with:
1 Master 1 Chief Engineer 1 Ordinary Seaman 1 Mate 1 Able Seaman
In addition, the vessel may carry 0 Other persons in the crew, 6 Persons in addition to the crew. 11 Total persons allowed.
All licensed individuals must hold licenses authorizing service on vessels of a tonnage at least equal to the gross tonnage determined by the international Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969. Unlicensed seamen performing navigational watch keeping duties must possess merchant mariner documents endorsed as Able Seaman, or Ordinary Seaman with a letter of qualification and special training as provided in Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular Number 3-83. The specified manning level is contingent upon the proper operation of the engineering automated control/ monitoring systems, any major alteration or essential component failure must be reported immediately to the cognizant U.S. Coast Guard Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. This document shall be carried on board the vessel and be made available for inspection by Port State Control officers.
Issued at: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. M. R. DEVRIES, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Date of Issue Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
IMO Resolution A.1047 (27)
Marine Safety Manual, Volume III
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Manning Document- SMD -
Commanding Officer United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
2420 S. Lincoln Memorial Drive Milwaukee, WI 53207-1997 Staff Symbol: Inspections Phone: (414) 747-7155 FAX: (414) 747-7890
MINIMUM SAFE MANNING DOCUMENT
Vessel Name: COASTAL RELIANCE Official Number: 1132808
Port of Registry: National Vessel Documentation Center Gross Tonnage: U.S. Regulatory: 265 ITC: 963 Having due regard to the principles and guidelines set out in Annex 1 and 2 of IMO resolution A.890(21), as amended by resolution A.955(23), the above named vessel is considered to be safely manned, if whenever it proceeds to sea, it carries not less than the numbers and grades of personnel indicated below.
This vessel must be manned with the following licensed and unlicensed personnel, which must include 2 certificated lifeboatmen, 2 GMDSS Operators and 0 certificated tankermen.
1 Master 1 Chief Engineer 0 Firemen 0 Chief Mate 0 Asst. Engineers 1 Ordinary Seaman 2 Lic. Mates 2 Able Seaman 0 Oilers In addition, the vessel may carry 0 Other persons in the crew, 4 Persons in addition to the crew. 11 Total persons allowed.
When on a voyage of less than six hundred (600) miles, the vessel may be operated with:
1 Master 1 Chief Engineer 1 Ordinary Seaman 1 Mate 1 Able Seaman
In addition, the vessel may carry 0 Other persons in the crew, 6 Persons in addition to the crew. 11 Total persons allowed.
All licensed individuals must hold licenses authorizing service on vessels of a tonnage at least equal to the gross tonnage determined by the international Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969. Unlicensed seamen performing navigational watch keeping duties must possess merchant mariner documents endorsed as Able Seaman, or Ordinary Seaman with a letter of qualification and special training as provided in Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular Number 3-83. The specified manning level is contingent upon the proper operation of the engineering automated control/ monitoring systems, any major alteration or essential component failure must be reported immediately to the cognizant U.S. Coast Guard Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection. This document shall be carried on board the vessel and be made available for inspection by Port State Control officers.
Issued at: Milwaukee, Wisconsin. M. R. DEVRIES, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Date of Issue Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
Flag-state authorization to deviate from a 3 watch System
Provides port-states with flag-state’s vessel specific manning levels
For inspected vessels, the vessel’s COI is the SMD
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Manning DocumentExercise
Manning – Ocean Navigator
• Build Date 1986
• GRT – 195
• GT ITC – 565
• HP/kW – 6000/4662
U.S. Coast Guard
Safe Manning DocumentOcean Navigator
U.S. Coast Guard
Great Lakes & Inland Manning
Vessels 26 ft. and greater• Master required on board • Mate required when the vessel operates more that
12 hrs.• No requirement for Engineering Officer• No minimum number of deck required• AB’s required on Great Lakes
(Based on watch system, I.E. 2 or 3 watch system)
• AB’s not required on Inland waters• No international requirements
Summary
U.S. Coast Guard
Near Coastal & Oceans Manning
Less than 200 GT & 26 ft. and greater• Master required on board • Mate required when the vessel operates more that 12 hrs.• No requirement for Engineering Officer • No STCW requirements• No minimum number of deck required• AB’s required on vessels 100 GT and greater
(based on watch system, I.E. 2 watch or 3 watch system)
• International conventions may apply
Summary
U.S. Coast Guard
Oceans Manning
200 GT but < 300 GT & >/= 26 ft• Master required on board • Mate required when the vessel operates more that 12 hrs.• Engineer Required• Meet STCW 95 requirements• No minimum number of deck required• AB’s required on vessels 100 GT and greater
(based on watch system, I.E. 2 watch or 3 watch system)• International conventions my apply based on appropriate
tonnage convention
Summary
U.S. Coast Guard
Manning Rules
• All UTV’s on International Voyages are subject to the requirements of The International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS)
• Any UTV Operating outside the boundary lines are subject to the STCW requirements
Summary
U.S. Coast Guard
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