Posted:
February 7, 2014
American Maritime Officers members who hold a medical waiver issued by the U.S. Coast Guard are required to comply with all directed action and periodic reporting contained in the waiver or they risk suspension of their documents.
AMO has become of aware of instances where members have had their credential placed into suspension by the Coast Guard for failing to provide the Coast Guard with the periodic medical reports required as a condition of their individual waivers.
Any officer who is operating under a medical waiver with a reporting date that falls during an assignment aboard ship may avoid being placed into suspension by officially requesting an extension. An extension may also be requested when there are extenuating circumstances preventing the submission of the information (i.e. difficulty in obtaining medical appointments). This request must be in a signed and dated letter to the National Maritime Center PRIOR to the date in the waiver. The letter must contain the following elements:
Mariners with medical conditions risk suspension for non-compliance with waivers
American Maritime Officers members who hold a medical waiver issued by the U.S. Coast Guard are required to comply with all directed action and periodic reporting contained in the waiver or they risk suspension of their documents.
AMO has become of aware of instances where members have had their credential placed into suspension by the Coast Guard for failing to provide the Coast Guard with the periodic medical reports required as a condition of their individual waivers.
Any officer who is operating under a medical waiver with a reporting date that falls during an assignment aboard ship may avoid being placed into suspension by officially requesting an extension. An extension may also be requested when there are extenuating circumstances preventing the submission of the information (i.e. difficulty in obtaining medical appointments). This request must be in a signed and dated letter to the National Maritime Center PRIOR to the date in the waiver. The letter must contain the following elements:
- Full name and mariner reference number
- A statement that the member is currently assigned to a vessel (including name of the vessel) OR a statement of extenuating circumstances
- A projected date when the required waiver action will be complete and a request for an extension of a certain number of days (normally 30 to 60 days maximum) to submit the information
- Signature