Posted:
January 7, 2019
The following was released January 4 by the U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center. Please note the following statement from the extension letter, which is available as a PDF via the link in this article: "This extension does not apply to Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers endorsements or mariner medical certificates."
To mitigate the impact caused by the partial lapse in appropriations and shutdown of National Maritime Center (NMC) operations, the following actions are being taken:
If you have questions, visit the NMC website, or contact the NMC Customer Service Center by using the NMC online chat system, by , or by calling 1-888-IASKNMC (427-5662).
U.S. Coast Guard: Merchant Mariner Credential, additional extensions due to partial government shutdown
The following was released January 4 by the U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center. Please note the following statement from the extension letter, which is available as a PDF via the link in this article: "This extension does not apply to Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers endorsements or mariner medical certificates."
To mitigate the impact caused by the partial lapse in appropriations and shutdown of National Maritime Center (NMC) operations, the following actions are being taken:
- Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) (National Endorsements only) that expire between December 22, 2018, and January 31, 2019, are extended as valid until March 31, 2019. Print the attached letter and carry it with your credential.
- Additional Information (AI) letters, sent to mariners, that expire in December 2018 or January 2019 are extended to March 31, 2019.
- Approval to Test (ATT) letters and mariner training course certificates that expire in the months of December 2018 or January 2019 are extended until March 31, 2019.
- For mariners whose 90-day testing cycles were interrupted by Regional Exam Center (REC) closures (starting on December 24, 2018), the days the RECs were closed will not count against the 90-day period. REC appointment calendars will be re-opened immediately once appropriations are restored.
If you have questions, visit the NMC website, or contact the NMC Customer Service Center by using the NMC online chat system, by , or by calling 1-888-IASKNMC (427-5662).