Frequently Asked Questions and Information

  • Apply for or renew a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) by going to the link below.

    https://nmc-asap.appsplatformportals.us/

  • Please click on the link below to see the list provided by the USCG

    Examination Room Materials

  • Please click on the link and look at page two of the USCG Retest Policy. It has a great flow chart.

    Retest Policy

  • The NMC has put together a list of FAQs. Please click the link below.

    Frequently Asked Questions: Examinations

  • USCG document MCP-MA-NMC2-08(01) gives guidance. Please click on the link below. I have also provided a page index.

    Deck and Engineering Guide for the Administration of Merchant Marine Examinations August 2014

    Deck Examinations .........................................................................Page 13-40

    Deck Officer Endorsements ................….…...............................Page 13-35

    Oceans or Near Coastal Endorsements .......…....……...........Page 13-21

    Great Lakes and Inland Endorsements ...................…...........Page 22-28

    River Endorsements ..............................……...................................Page 29-31

    Additional Officer Endorsements.......…...................................Page 32

    Towing Vessel Endorsements ....................................…..............Page 33-34

    Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Endorsements .........….........Page 35

    Deck Rating Endorsements ..........................................................Page 36-37

    Renewal Endorsements ...................................…...........................Page 38-40