U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Regulations most recently checked for updates: Aug 28, 2025
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
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. |








