The number of certificated able seamen and...

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• MODU (Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit) credentialing and manning requirements • Which U.S. federal agency is responsible for credentialing mariners (licenses, endorsements, AB, lifeboatman) • Difference between agencies that classify/inspect vessels vs. those that issue manning and certification regulations

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• Think about which organization actually issues your seaman’s documents, licenses, and endorsements such as Able Seaman and Lifeboatman. • Ask yourself: which of these choices is a federal maritime safety regulator, and which are engineering, classification, or resource-management bodies? • Which agency’s regulations would you look in (CFR 46) to find legal manning requirements for a MODU operating under U.S. flag?

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• Identify which option is the U.S. federal maritime safety and credentialing authority. • Eliminate any agencies that mainly handle engineering projects, oil & gas leasing, or vessel classification rather than mariner certification. • Connect Able Seaman and Lifeboatman requirements to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 46 – Shipping and ask: which listed agency controls those rules?

The number of certificated able seamen and lifeboatmen required on a MODU is determined by the __________.

Corps of Engineers

Coast Guard

American Bureau of Shipping

Minerals Management Service

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