Guidance For Credentialing Officers of Towing Vessels
    
            
                Posted by Michelle Howard
            
            April 25, 2017
            
        
    
    
    
    
        Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 03-16 provides Coast Guard guidelines for credentialing officers of towing vessels. 
 
Mariners commencing training and assessment toward an officer of towing vessels endorsement should use the TOARs contained in NVIC 03-16. Mariners should plan accordingly to ensure that previous versions of TOARs are completed and application for endorsement is made prior to March 24, 2019.