46 C.F.R. § 12.905

(a) To serve on a passenger ship on an international voyage, before being assigned shipboard duties, personnel must meet the appropriate requirements in STCW Convention Regulation V/2 and Section A-V/2 of the STCW Code (incorporated by reference, see § 12.103) as follows:

(1) All personnel must have completed passenger ship emergency familiarization appropriate to their capacity, duties, and responsibilities as specified in Section A-V/2 paragraph 1 of the STCW Code.

(2) Personnel providing direct service to passengers in passenger spaces must have completed the passenger ship safety training specified in Section A-V/2 paragraph 2 of the STCW Code.

(3) Ratings qualified under Chapters II, III, and VII of the STCW Convention and personnel designated on the muster list to assist passengers in emergency situations must have completed approved or accepted training in passenger ship crowd management specified in Section A-V/2 paragraph 3 of the STCW Code.

(4) Personnel designated on muster lists as having responsibility for the safety of passengers in emergency situations onboard passenger ships must have completed approved or accepted training in crisis management and human behavior as specified in Section A-V/2 paragraph 4 of the STCW Code.

(5) Personnel assigned immediate responsibility for embarking and disembarking passengers, loading, discharging, or securing cargo, or closing hull openings onboard ro-ro passenger ships must have completed approved or accepted training in passenger safety, cargo safety, and hull integrity as specified in Section A-V/2 paragraph 5 of the STCW Code.

(b) Personnel required to be trained in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section must hold documentary evidence of successful completion of training as proof of meeting these requirements.

(c) Personnel required to be trained in accordance with paragraph (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5) of this section must provide, at intervals not exceeding 5 years, evidence of maintaining the standard of competence.

(d) The Coast Guard will accept onboard training and experience, through evidence of 1 year of relevant seagoing service within the last 5 years, as meeting the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section.

(e) Personnel serving onboard small passenger vessels engaged in domestic, near-coastal voyages, as defined in § 15.105(g)(1) of this subchapter, are not subject to any obligation for the purpose of this STCW requirement.