Towing Vessel Firefighting Training

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard 46 CFR Part 11 [Docket No. USCG-2020-0492] RIN 1625-AC64 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is issuing this final rule to revise the training requirements for national Merchant Mariner Credential endorsements as master of towing vessels (limited) or mate (pilot) of towing vessels on inland waters or Western Rivers routes. Consistent with recommendations from two Federal advisory committees, this rule gives mariners seeking these endorsements the option of taking a modified basic firefighting course. That course excludes training on equipment that is not required to be carried on towing vessels operating on inland waters or the Western Rivers. Applicants who take the modified basic firefighting course will reduce their costs because it is shorter and less expensive than the basic firefighting course. DATES: This final rule is effective April 1, 2024. ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to www.regulations.gov , type USCG-2020-0492 in the search box, and click “Search.” Next, in the Document Type column, select “Supporting & Related Material.” FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document, call or email Mr. James Cavo, Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1205, email James.D.Cavo@uscg.mil . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents for Preamble I. Abbreviations II. Basis and Purpose, and Regulator…