Manning and Licensing.

of which will depend upon distances, costs, weather and sea conditions, safety, and other per-

tinent factors involved. Since residence aboard the dredge is a condition of employment, launch

service is an auxiliary benefit and not a right of the employee. This service is in addition to launch

transportation to and from the plant to be provided personnel before the beginning and after the

end of their weekly or bi-weekly tours of duty in instances where the dredge does not dock for

repairs, supplies, or lay periods. When possible, a single launch will provide all services on crew

change days.

(13) Manning and Licensing.

(a) Hopper dredges of the Corps of Engineers shall be staffed with the following positions

with U.S. Coast Guard license requirements as indicated. Future assignees to these positions

must hold the licenses shown below:

POSITION

LICENSE REQUIRED

Master

Assistant Master

Master

Chief Mate (for 7-day

Chief Mate (1st class Pilot for

/week operation)

Great Lakes)

2nd Mate

2nd Mate (1st class Pilot for

Great Lakes)

3rd Mate (As required)

3rd Mate (1st class Pilot for

Great Lakes)

Chief Engineer

Assistant Chief Engineer

Chief Engineer

1st Assistant Engineer

(for 7-day/week operation)

2nd Assistant Engineer

3rd Assistant Engineer

(as required)

(b) Assignments will not be made to Assistant Master or Assistant Chief Engineer jobs

unless the individual proposed holds the required license and, in fact, is required to assume the

duties of the Master or Chief Engineer in his absence. The license requirement and the

requirement to "act for" will be clearly stated in applicable job description.

(c) Jobs involving the full duties and responsibilities of Assistant Master or Assistant

Chief Engineer will be evaluated in accordance with an approved personnel ladder diagram.

(d) Sidecasting dredges and other major floating plant engaged in ocean and coastwise

service may be staffed in accordance with the position alignment indicated in paragraph

7-14c(13)(a).

d. General.

(1) The permissible number of passengers in skiffs of the Corps of Engineers will be in

accordance with EM 385-1-1.

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