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be verified in writing by the admin- (e) Except as provided in paragraph istering official and submitted to the (e)(8) of this section and 46 CFR 13.120, same Regional Examination Center the applicant must meet the following (REC) where the applicant applied for professional requirements for renewal: his or her MMC. This oath remains (1) The applicant must either— binding for any subsequently issued (i) Present evidence of at least 1 year MMC and endorsements added to the of sea service during the past 5 years; MMC, unless specifically renounced in (ii) Pass a comprehensive, open-book writing. exercise covering the general subject [USCG–2004–17914, 78 FR 77892, Dec. 24, 2013] matter contained in appropriate sec- tions of subpart (I) of this part; § 10.227 Requirements for renewal. (iii) Complete an approved refresher (a) Except as provided in paragraph training course; (g) of this section, an applicant for re- (iv) Provide evidence of employment newal of a credential must establish as a qualified instructor or in a posi- possession of all of the necessary quali- tion closely related to the operation, fications before the MMC will be re- construction, or repair of vessels (ei- newed. ther deck or engineer as appropriate) (b) A credential may be renewed at for at least 3 years during the past 5 any time during its validity and for 1 years. An applicant for a deck license year after expiration. or officer endorsement with this type (c) No credential will be renewed if it of employment must also demonstrate has been suspended without probation knowledge on an applicable Rules of or revoked as a result of action under the Road open-book exercise; or part 5 of this chapter or if facts that (v) Provide evidence of being a quali- would render a renewal improper have fied instructor who has taught a Coast come to the attention of the Coast Guard-approved or -accepted course Guard. relevant to the endorsement or creden- (d) Except as provided in paragraph tial being applied for, at least twice (g) of this section, a complete applica- within the past 5 years, therefore meet- tion for renewal must contain the fol- ing the standards needed to receive a lowing: course completion certificate for that (1) A completed, signed application. course. (2) Proof that the mariner either (2) The qualification requirements holds a valid TWIC or has applied for a for renewal of radar observer endorse- TWIC. ment as contained in § 11.480 of this (3) The appropriate fee as set forth in subchapter. § 10.219 of this part. (3) Additional qualification require- (4) Any uncanceled MMD, MMC, li- ments for renewal of an officer endorse- cense, STCW endorsement, Certificate ment as first-class pilot as contained in of Registry (COR), or Document of Con- § 11.713 of this subchapter. tinuity held by the applicant. If one or (4) An applicant for renewal of a more of these credentials are still valid radio officer’s endorsement must, in at the time of application, a photo- addition to meeting the requirements copy—front, back, and all attach- of this section, present a copy of a cur- ments—will satisfy this requirement. rently valid license as first- or second- (5) Evidence of having passed a chem- class radiotelegraph operator issued by ical test for dangerous drugs or of the Federal Communications Commis- qualifying for an exemption from test- sion. ing in § 16.220 of this subchapter. (5) An applicant for renewal of an en- (6) Applicants seeking a national en- dorsement as medical doctor or profes- dorsement must either hold an unex- sional nurse must, in addition to meet- pired medical certificate or submit a ing the requirements of this section, medical certificate application. present evidence that he or she holds a (7) Consent to a Coast Guard check of currently valid, appropriate license as the NDR for offenses described in sec- physician, surgeon, or registered nurse tion 205(a)(3)(A) or (B) of the National issued under the authority of a State Driver Register Act of 1982, as amend- or territory of the United States, the ed. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the

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District of Columbia. Any such renewal renewal. A Document of Continuity will retain the limitations placed upon does not entitle an individual to serve the medical license by the issuing as a merchant mariner. A holder of a body. There are no professional re- Document of Continuity may obtain a quirements for renewal of an endorse- properly endorsed, valid MMC at any ment as marine physician assistant or time by satisfying the requirements for hospital corpsman. renewal as provided in paragraphs (d), (6) An applicant for renewal of an en- (e), or (f) of this section as applicable. dorsement as master or mate (pilot) of When a valid MMC is issued to replace towing vessels, in addition to the other a previously held Document of Con- requirements in this paragraph, must tinuity, the previously issued Docu- also submit satisfactory evidence of— ment of Continuity becomes void. (i) Having completed a practical dem- (2) Applications for a Document of onstration of maneuvering and han- Continuity must include the following: dling a towing vessel to the satisfac- (i) The endorsements to be placed tion of a designated examiner; or into continuity. (ii) Ongoing participation in training (ii) An application including a signed and drills during the validity of the li- statement from the applicant attesting cense or MMC being renewed. to an awareness of the limited purpose (7) An applicant seeking to renew a of the Document of Continuity, his or tankerman endorsement must meet the her inability to serve, and the require- additional requirements listed in ments to obtain an MMC. § 13.120 of this subchapter. (3) If not all MMC endorsements are (8) There are no professional require- to be converted into a Document of ments for renewal for the following en- Continuity, a new MMC will be issued dorsements: with the active endorsements. Once the (i) Staff officers (all types). new MMC and/or Document of Con- (ii) . tinuity is issued the previous MMC is (iii) Wiper. no longer valid and must be returned (iv) Steward’s department. to the Coast Guard. (v) Steward’s department (F.H.). (4) STCW endorsements may not be (vi) . placed in continuity. If an individual (vii) Student observer. continues to maintain a valid MMC (viii) Apprentice engineer. while placing specific national endorse- (ix) Apprentice mate (issued under ments into continuity, those STCW en- part 12 of this subchapter). dorsements associated with the na- (x) Person in charge of medical care. tional endorsements that were placed (xi) Medical first-aid provider. in continuity are no longer valid. (xii) GMDSS at-sea maintainer. (5) No credential expired beyond the (xiii) GMDSS operator. 12-month administrative grace period (f) Except as otherwise provided, each in paragraph (h) of this section can be candidate for a renewal of an STCW en- converted into a Document of Con- dorsement must meet the applicable tinuity. requirements of part 11, subpart C, and/ (6) A holder of a Document of Con- or part 12, subpart F. tinuity may obtain a properly en- (g) Document of Continuity. (1) Appli- dorsed, valid MMC, including STCW en- cants for renewal of national endorse- dorsements, at any time by satisfying ments, who are unwilling or otherwise the requirements for renewal as pro- unable to meet the requirements of vided in paragraphs (d) and (f) of this paragraph (d) of this section, including section. but not limited to the medical and (h) Administrative grace period. A cre- physical standards of subpart C of this dential may be renewed up to 12 part, suitability standards of § 10.211 of months after expiration. For a creden- this part, drug tests, professional re- tial to be re-issued by the Coast Guard quirements, and TWIC, may apply for a more than 12 months after its expira- Document of Continuity issued by the tion, an applicant must comply with Coast Guard. Documents of Continuity the requirements of paragraph (i) of do not expire and are issued solely to this section. When an applicant’s cre- maintain an individual’s eligibility for dential expires during a time of service

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with the Armed Forces and there is no vering and handling a towing vessel re- reasonable opportunity for renewal, in- quired under (e)(6)(i) of this section. cluding by mail, this period may be ex- (4) Applicants applying for re- tended. The period of military service issuance of an endorsement as any following the date of expiration which tankerman rating more than 12 months precluded renewal may be added to the after expiration of the previous en- 12-month grace period. The 12-month dorsement must meet the requirements grace period and any extensions do not in § 13.117 of this subchapter. affect the expiration date of the cre- [USCG–2004–17914, 78 FR 77892, Dec. 24, 2013] dential. A license, MMD, COR, STCW endorsement, MMC, and any endorse- § 10.229 Replacement of lost merchant ments thereon, are not valid for use mariner credentials. after the expiration date. (a) Upon request and without exam- (i) Re-issuance of expired credentials. ination, a mariner may be issued a du- (1) If an applicant applies for re- plicate credential and medical certifi- issuance of an endorsement as deck of- cate after submitting an application ficer, engineer officer, or qualified rat- with an affidavit describing the cir- ing more than 12 months after its expi- cumstances of the loss. The Coast ration, instead of the requirements of Guard will only issue the duplicate cre- paragraph (e) of this section, the appli- dential, MMC and/or medical certifi- cant must demonstrate continued pro- cate, after confirming the validity of fessional knowledge by completing a the mariner’s credentials and the valid- course approved for this purpose, or by ity of the mariner’s TWIC. passing the complete examination for (b) The duplicate credential will have original issue of the endorsement. The the same authority, wording, and expi- examination may be oral-assisted if ration date as the lost credential. The the expired credential was awarded duplicate issued will be in the form of based on the results of an oral exam. an MMC. Until April 15, 2014, if a mar- The fees set forth in § 10.219 of this part iner seeks a duplicate of more than one apply to these examinations. In the credential, the MMC issued will reflect case of an expired radio officer’s en- endorsements for all credentials lost, dorsement, the endorsement may be and the expiration date will match the issued upon presentation of a valid earliest expiration date of the creden- first- or second-class radiotelegraph tials lost. operator license issued by the Federal (c) If a person loses a credential by Communications Commission. shipwreck or other casualty, a dupli- (2) An endorsement for chief , cate credential will be issued free of purser, senior assistant purser, junior charge. The term ‘‘other casualty’’ in- assistant purser, hospital corpsman, cludes any damage to a caused by marine physician assistant, medical collision, explosion, tornado, wreck, doctor, or professional nurse that has flooding, beaching, grounding, or fire; been expired for more than 12 months or personal loss associated with a fed- must be renewed in the same way as a erally declared natural disaster. current endorsement of that type. (d) If a person loses a credential by There are no additional requirements means other than those noted in para- for re-issuing endorsements for chief graph (c) of this section and applies for purser, purser, senior assistant purser, a duplicate, the appropriate fee set out junior assistant purser, hospital corps- in § 10.219 of this part must be paid. man, marine physician assistant, med- (e) No application from an alien for a ical doctor, or professional nurse that duplicate credential will be accepted have been expired for more than 12 unless the alien complies with the re- months. quirements of § 10.221 of this part. (3) Applicants applying for re- (f) Applications for duplicate creden- issuance of an endorsement as master tials will not be subject to a criminal or mate (pilot) of towing vessels more record review. than 12 months after expiration of the [USCG–2006–24371, 74 FR 11216, Mar. 16, 2009, previous endorsement must complete as amended by USCG–2004–17914, 78 FR 77894, the practical demonstration of maneu- Dec. 24, 2013]

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