Able Seaman - AB
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
Requirements for an Able Seaman license include a medical certificate of excellent health, and a certificate attesting to vision, color perception, and general physical condition. While no experience or formal schooling is required, training at a union-operated school is the best source. With experience at sea, and perhaps union-sponsored training, an ordinary seaman with a Merchant Marine Document (MMD) can pass the Able Seaman exam and move up with 3 years of service. Please see the U.S. Coast Guard web site at: http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm, the Veteran's Employment and Training Service (VETS) web site at http://umet-vets.dol.gov/ableseaman.htm, and the Federal Code of Regulations (46 CFR12.02-11) at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/46cfr12_02.html
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- No education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- Physical exam
Issuing body
- Department
- United States Coast Guard National Maritime Center
- Address
- 2100 2nd St., SW Washington, DC 20593
- Phone
- (202) 267-0218
- Agency website
- https://www.uscg.mil/stcw/
- Last updated
- January 1, 2010
Occupations (O*NET)
- Able Seaman - AB 53-5011.00
Source and verification
This record is United States's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with United States Coast Guard National Maritime Center — see the issuing body section above.
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