QUOTE=maritime1;147700My license is expiring September 2015 - been behind a desk for a few years and want to sail after the new year. If i need 1 yr sea time in 5 yrs can I sail for 6 months and still be able to renew my license to continue sailing?/QUOTEAs long as your license has not been expired for more than year, you can renew without sea time. If you do not have one year of sea time in the past five years you will need to complete an at-home open book test.If you hold STCW endorsements, you will need to re-take Basic Safety Training if you do not have one year of sea time in the last five. If you get 90 days after the new year and have some sea time before you renewed last time (one year combined) but within the last 5 years, You can use time you used last time plus the new time( You can renew 1 year early). I retired once and dubbed around a year (fishing for trout). Then fixed up a house I owned and sold it (another year). Worked in a large bread baking plant a year and hated it.
Then when I went back to sea I realized I might not get enough sea time before my license expired. I used 180 days I had used before when I renewed in Dec 2008 again in April 2013 when I renewed it 8 months early. QUOTE=Too bad steam is gone;147747IYou can renew 1 year early./QUOTEYou can now renew at any time. Keep this in mind over the next few years, you can use it to advantage just before the new STCW renewal requirements for Basic Training and Advanced Firefighting take effect on January 1, 2017.
When to Renew a Maritime License MMCs are good for five years and can be renewed at any time before the five-year period is up. After this period, there is a grace period of one year.
(Note this won’t buy you more time for Leadership and Managerial or Teamworking Skills, but it can put off the BT and FF requirements).Also, whenever you upgrade, be sure to check the boxes on the application form for renewal of everything you have. If you don’t, your upgrade will expire on the same date as the MMC you had before you applied.
If you renew, you get 5 more years with the upgrade. QUOTE=jdcavo;147749You can now renew at any time. Keep this in mind over the next few years, you can use it to advantage just before the new STCW renewal requirements for Basic Training and Advanced Firefighting take effect on January 1, 2017. (Note this won’t buy you more time for Leadership and Managerial or Teamworking Skills, but it can put off the BT and FF requirements).Also, whenever you upgrade, be sure to check the boxes on the application form for renewal of everything you have. If you don’t, your upgrade will expire on the same date as the MMC you had before you applied.
If you renew, you get 5 more years with the upgrade./QUOTEThank you Mr. You are truly a friend of mariners helping us interpret and decipher the policies.My MMC expires Nov 30, 2014.
I have my renewal in-hand that has issue date Dec.1, 2014. First, I assume I can not renew that one until after Dec. 1, 2014 (Yes?
But, about my sea servicedo I have to have one year in five AFTER Dec. 1, or can I submit my renewal and re-use the same sea service letter from last March? QUOTE=highseasharry;147865Thank you Mr. You are truly a friend of mariners helping us interpret and decipher the policies.My MMC expires Nov 30, 2014. I have my renewal in-hand that has issue date Dec.1, 2014. First, I assume I can not renew that one until after Dec.
1, 2014 (Yes? But, about my sea servicedo I have to have one year in five AFTER Dec. 1, or can I submit my renewal and re-use the same sea service letter from last March?/QUOTEI’m not sure I understand the first question. Are yopu asking if something can be renwed before it is issued?
Obvioulsy, no. As far as the one year in the last five, it’s five years prior to the date of application. QUOTE=highseasharry;147865Thank you Mr. You are truly a friend of mariners helping us interpret and decipher the policies.My MMC expires Nov 30, 2014. I have my renewal in-hand that has issue date Dec.1, 2014.
First, I assume I can not renew that one until after Dec. 1, 2014 (Yes? But, about my sea servicedo I have to have one year in five AFTER Dec. 1, or can I submit my renewal and re-use the same sea service letter from last March?/QUOTEMy next MMC is valid from Dec. 1, 2014 until Dec 1, 2019. My plan is to submit my next renewal application on Dec 1, 2014 and be issued a new MMC valid from Dec 2019 until Dec 2024. Will this work?
QUOTE=Chief Seadog;147895The documents are good for 5 years from the issue date of those documents, not the ones prior. So no your scheme will not work./QUOTEOkay, but I’m still a little confused on one point.When I renewed last time, the issue date for my new MMC was the day after my previous one expired. Based on that, why wouldn’t my next MMC have an issue date the day after my current one expires? And why can’t I do that now if I can renew anytime (as long as I submit the renewal application after the issue date of my current MMC)?
QUOTE=highseasharry;147899Okay, but I’m still a little confused on one point.When I renewed last time, the issue date for my new MMC was the day after my previous one expired. Based on that, why wouldn’t my next MMC have an issue date the day after my current one expires? And why can’t I do that now if I can renew anytime (as long as I submit the renewal application after the issue date of my current MMC)?/QUOTEBecause you’re only allowed to start the renewal process when you have a year or less remaining on your current MMC. So it’s not quite correct to say that you can renew “anytime”. 'highseasharry':Okay, but I’m still a little confused on one point. When I renewed last time, the issue date for my new MMC was the day after my previous one expired. Based on that, why wouldn’t my next MMC have an issue date the day after my current one expires?
And why can’t I do that now if I can renew anytime (as long as I submit the renewal application after the issue date of my current MMC)?Based on this you could do it but you’d gain no more than 8 months, for whatever a renewal costs:If the expiration date of the mariner’s current credential is BEYOND 8 months from the date that the Coast Guard accepts a complete application, the new credential issue date will be 8 months from the date of application acceptance, at which time the current active credential will become invalid.
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Under maritime law, a maritime license like a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) is required for certain mariners working aboard merchant vessels. The MMC is required for employees aboard a U.S. Merchant vessel in excess of 100 gross register tons. Operators on uninspected passenger vessels are not required to have the MMC.Seamen may obtain additional ratings that may allow them to work in more advanced positions – this may require a certain amount of experience.
In addition to proper credentials to ensure a worker is qualified, maritime training requirements may also be necessary before a seaman can work aboard a ship.When to Renew a Maritime LicenseMMCs are good for five years and can be renewed at any time before the five-year period is up. After this period, there is a grace period of one year. It is important to not wait until the last minute.
If a worker fails to renew within the five year period or the grace period, he/she may have to retake the exams to get the license.So seamen are not put in a situation in which their employment is in jeopardy because an MMC has expired, they are generally advised to start the renewal process several months prior to expiration.Requirements to Renew an MMCA seaman generally must have a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) first before renewing the MMC. The TWIC allows seamen access to secure areas on vessels.Mariners hoping to renew an MMC must also pass a medical exam. Workers must pass a physical exam and their doctor must fill out the appropriate forms.
Further, mariners with 360 days or more experience over the last five years may be able to renew without taking an exam or course; those without proper experience may need to meet this requirement to renew the maritime license under maritime law.