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- Jurisdiction
- United States Coast Guard, National Maritime Center; nationwide
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 46 U.S.C. 7507; 46 C.F.R. 10.205
- Issued
- 2020-09-30 Sept. 30, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-30
- End
- 2020-12-22 (superseded by Change 5) (read as 2020-12-22)
- In force
- Sept. 30, 2020 to Dec. 22, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- merchant mariners
- vessel operators
- training providers
- Functions reached
- HR credentialing
- WF mariner availability
- OP training schools
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS
Operative words
[By statute the] expiration dates of merchant mariner credentials may be extended for no more than one year.... Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) (National Endorsements only) that expire between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 are extended until the EARLIER of June 30, 2021; OR [one year from the date of expiration]. Mariners who are actively working on expired credentials that meet the extension criteria must carry the expired credential with a copy of this notice.... National Medical Certificates. Medical certificates with a national expiration date between March 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020 are extended until December 31, 2020.
Enforcement
46 C.F.R. 15.401 as relaxed
Notes
Extensions now reach June 30, 2021.
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