The UNITED STATE Coast Guard is changing the demands controling workers allowed to act as a boss (PHOTO) of gas oil transfers on an evaluated vessel by including the alternative of making use of a letter of classification (LOD) instead of a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) with a Tankerman- PHOTO recommendation.
Obtaining an MMC with a Tankerman- PHOTO recommendation is currently optional for Photos of gas oil transfers on evaluated vessels. This adjustment is not restricted to hauling vessels, however one result of this policy is that a PICTURE presently making use of the LOD alternative on an uninspected towing vessel might remain to do so when the vessel gets its Certificate of Inspection.
This policy just attends to transfers of gas oil. The PHOTO demands in 33 CFR 155.710( a), (b) as well as (f) for vessels moving freight continue to be unmodified.
