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Implementation of Training Requirements for Personnel Serving on U.S.-Flagged Passenger Ships That Carry More Than 12 Passengers on International Voyages
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on September 25, 2026. It takes effect on October 26, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is amending its merchant mariner training regulations to implement amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code, to require personnel serving on U.S.-flagged passenger ships carrying more than 12 passengers on international voyages to complete passenger ship emergency familiarization. This final rule also expands the applicability of the required crowd management training to include specified ratings on passenger ships. These required trainings would promote the safety of life at sea.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-19652
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- September 25, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 26, 2026
- Dates
- This final rule is effective October 26, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 26, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. USCG-2022-0649
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AC68
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 46 CFR 11; 46 CFR 12
- Topics
- Incorporation by reference; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Schools; Seamen
- Pages
- 40
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