Ballast Control Operator
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
A United States Coast Guard Ballast Control Operator is required to pass an exam and to have 1 year related experience, including at least 28 days as a trainee under a licensed Ballast Control Operator or a degree in engineering or engineering technology and at least 28 days as a trainee. Specialized training is also required in stability of the mobile offshore drilling unit (ODU), survival at sea, and firefighting. Federal regulations can be found at the web site http://frwebgate2.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=051618583+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve, http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm, and the Federal Code of Regulations (46CFR10) at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/46cfr10_02.html.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
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)
- Ballast Control Operator 53-5031.00
Source and verification
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