Section 11.803 - Staff departments(a)Title 46 U.S.C. 8302 contains the requirements for staff departments on U.S. flag vessels.(b)Title 46 U.S.C. 8302 does not apply to- (1) A fishing or whaling vessel or yacht;(2) A vessel operated only on bays, sounds, inland waters, and lakes (other than the Great Lakes); and(3) A vessel ferrying passengers and cars on the Great Lakes.