DATE: September 12, 2007 11:58:59 AM EDT

HATTERAS, N.C. - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Ryan McClay under goes his final 47-foot motor life boat coxswain test, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007. "He passed with flying colors," said Chief Petty Officer Erik Watson, executive petty officer Station Hatteras Inlet. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bob Gross)