Grades and types of national engineer endorsements issued.

§ 11.501 Grades and types of national engineer endorsements issued. (a) National engineer endorsements are issued in the grades of— (1) Chief engineer; (2) First assistant engineer; (3) Second assistant engineer; (4) Third assistant engineer; (5) Chief engineer (limited); (6) Assistant engineer (limited); (7) Designated duty engineer; (8) Chief engineer uninspected fishing industry vessels; (9) Assistant engineer uninspected fishing industry vessels; (10) Chief engineer (MODU); (11) Assistant engineer (MODU); (12) Chief engineer (OSV); and (13) Assistant engineer (OSV). (b) Engineer endorsements issued in the grades of chief engineer (limited) and assistant engineer (limited) of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels allow the holder to serve within any propulsion power limitations on vessels of unlimited tonnage on inland waters and of less than 1,600 GRT in ocean, near-coastal, or Great Lakes service in the following manner: (1) Chief engineer (limited) may serve on oceans and near-coastal waters. (2) Assistant engineer (limited) may serve on ocean and near-coastal waters. (c) Engineer licenses or MMC endorsements issued in the grades of designated duty engineer of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels allow the holder to serve within stated propulsion power limitations on vessels of less than 500 GRT in the following manner: (1) Designated duty engineers limited to vessels of less than 1,000 HP or 4,000 HP may serve only on near-coastal or inland waters. (2) Designated duty engineers-unlimited may serve on any waters. (d) An engineer officer's license or MMC endorsement authorizes service on steam, motor, or gas turbine-propelled vessels or may authorize all modes of propulsion. (e) A person holding an engineer license or MMC endorsement that is restricted to near-coastal waters may serve within the limitations of the license or MMC upon near-coastal, Great Lakes, and inland waters.