Third mate, oceans/near coastal, any gross tons.
Cargo Handling and Stowage:	Ballasting, Tank Clean., & Gas Free Ops	Required
	Cargo Oil Terms and Definitions	Required
	Cargo Piping and Pumping Systems	Required
	Cargo Stowage and Security, Including Cargo Gear	Required
	Dangerous/Hazardous Cargo Regulations	Required
	Load on Top Procedures	Required
	Loading and Discharging Operations	Required
	Tank Vessel Safety	Required
Celestial Observations:	Fix or Running Fix (Sun Only)	Required
	Lat. by Meridian Transit (Sun Only)	Required
Communications:	Flashing Light	Required
	International Code of Signals	Required
	Radiotelegraphy Emerg. Dist. Signals	Required
	Radiotelephone Communications	Required
	Signals: Storm/Wreck/Dist./Special	Required
Compass-Magnetic and Gyro:	Gyro Compass Error/Correction	Required
	Magnetic Compass Error/Correction	Required
	Principles of Gyro Compass	Required
	Principles of Magnetic Compass	Required
Determination of Compass Error:	Amplitude (Sun Only)	Required
	Azimuth (Sun Only)	Required
	Deviation Table Construction	Required
	Terrestrial Observation	Required
Emergency Procedures:	Abandon Ship Procedures	Required
	Fire or Explosion	Required
	Man Overboard Procedures	Required
	Passenger/Crew Safety in Emergency	Required
	Rescuing Surv. From Ship/Airc. in Dist	Required
Fire Prevention and Firefighting Appliances:	Basic Firefighting and Prevention	Required
	Classes and Chemistry of Fire	Required
	Firefighting Equip. and Regulations	Required
	Firefighting Systems	Required
	Organization of Fire Drills	Required
Lifesaving:	Lifesaving Appliance Operation	Required
	Lifesaving Appliance Regulations	Required
	Survival at Sea	Required
Maritime Law:International Maritime Law:	MARPOL 73/78	Required
Maritime Law:National Maritime Law:	Licensing & Certification of Seamen	Required
	Pollution Prevention Regulations	Required
	Rules & Regs. for Inspected Vessels	Required
Medical Care: Knowledge and use of:	First Aid	Required
	Medical Sec., Inter. Code of Signals	Required
Meteorology and Oceanography:	Characteristics of Weather Systems	Required
	Ocean Current Systems	Required
	Weather Charts and Reports	Required
Navigation and position determination:Ocean Track Plotting	ETA	Required
	Mercator Sailing	For ocean routes only.
	Middle Latitude Sailing	For ocean routes only.
	Parallel Sailing	For ocean routes only.
Piloting:	Bearing Problems	Required
	Chart Navigation	Required
	Dead Reckoning	Required
	Distance Off	Required
	Fix or Running Fix	Required
Radar Equipment:	Radar Observer Certificate	Required
SAIL/AUXILIARY SAIL VESSELS ADDENDUM (8):	Any other subject considered necessary to establish the applicant's proficiency	Required
Seamanship:	Marlinspike Seamanship	Required
	Purchases, Blocks and Tackle	Required
	Small Boat Handling Under Oars or Sail	Required
Ship Maneuvering and Handling:	Anchoring and Mooring	Required
	Determine Maneuvering Characteristics of Major  Vessel Types	Required
	Dragging, Clearing Fouled Anchors	Required
	General: Turn Circle, Pivot Point, Advance and  Transfer	Required
	Towing Operations	Required
Ship Stability, Construction, and Damage Control:	Principles of Ship Construction	Required
	Trim and Stability	Required
	Vessel Structural Members	Required
Shipboard Management and Training:	Safety	Required
Ship's Business:	Certificates and Documents Required	Required
Tides and Tidal Currents:	Calculations	Required
	Publications	Required
	Terms and Definitions	Required
Times of Celestial Phenomena:	Electronic Navigation	Required
	Instruments and Accessories	Required
	Time of Meridian Transit (Sun Only)	Required
	Zone Time Sun Rise/Set/Twilight	For ocean routes only.
Watchkeeping:	Basic Principles, Watchkeeping	Required
	COLREGS	Required
	Inland Navigational Rules	Required
	Navigation Safety Regs. (33 CFR 164)	Required
Navigation General	Aids To Navigation	Required
	Charts, Navigation Publications, and Notices to Mariners	Required
	Naut. Astronomy & Nav. Definitions	Required