46 CFR 15.101 : Shipping (§ 1.01-05 To Subchapter D) — (§ 1.01-05 To Part 40) — Coast Guard, Department Of Homeland Security (§ 1.01-05 To Part 40) — Merchant Marine Officers And Seamen (§ 10.101 To Appendix A To Part 16) — Manning Requirements (§ 15.101 To § 15.1113) — Purpose And Applicability (§ 15.101 To § 15.105) — Purpose of regulations.

The purpose of this part is to set forth uniform minimum requirements for the manning of vessels. In general, they implement, interpret, or apply the specific statutory manning requirements in title 46, U.S.C., implement various international conventions which affect merchant marine personnel, and provide the means for establishing the complement necessary for safe operation of vessels.