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§ 12.02–17

46 CFR Ch. I (10–1–07 Edition)

§ 12.02–17 Preparation and issuance of
documents.
(a) Upon application of a person for a
merchant mariner’s document, any required examination will be given as
soon as practicable.
(b) Upon determining that the applicant satisfactorily meets all requirements for the document and any endorsements requested, the Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection, shall issue
the appropriate document to the applicant. A merchant mariner’s document
is valid for a term of 5 years from the
date of issuance. Any document which
is renewed or reissued prior to its expiration date automatically becomes
void upon issuance of the replacement
document.
(c) When a person applies for a merchant mariner’s document, he or she
must—
(1) Sign the document; and
(2) Provide acceptable proof of identity as described in § 12.02–12.
(d) For recordkeeping purposes, the
official identification number is a seaman’s social security number.
(e) After July 31, 1998, an applicant
for a merchant mariner’s document
who will be serving on a seagoing vessel of 200 GRT or more shall provide a
document issued by a qualified medical
practitioner attesting the applicant’s
medical fitness to perform the functions for which the document is issued.
(f) An applicant for a certificate of
service or efficiency who has been duly
examined and refused a certificate by
an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
may come before the same Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection for reexamination at any time after the date of
the initial examination. The Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection sets the
time of reexamination based on the applicant’s performance on the initial examination. However, the maximum
waiting period after the initial failure
will be 30 days, and the maximum waiting period after a second or subsequent
failure will be 90 days.
(g) An applicant who has been examined and refused a certificate by an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection may
not make application for examination
to any other Officer in Charge, Marine
Inspection until 30 days after the applicant’s last failure of an examination or

reexamination. However, an applicant
may apply for examination by another
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection
before the expiration of the 30 day period if sanctioned by the Officer in
Charge, Marine Inspection who refused
the applicant.
(h) The mariner shall return the previous MMD when a new MMD is issued.
[CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as
amended by CGD 72–81R, 37 FR 10834, May 31,
1972; 44 FR 21021, Apr. 9, 1979; CGD 91–211, 59
FR 49300, Sept. 27, 1994; CGD 95–062, 62 FR
34535, June 26, 1997; USCG-2003–14500, 69 FR
532, Jan. 6, 2004]

§ 12.02–18

Fees.

(a) Use table 12.02–18 to determine
the fees that you must pay for merchant mariner document activities in
this part.
(b) Unless otherwise specified in this
part, when two documents are processed on the same application—
(1) Evaluation fees. If a merchant mariner document transaction is processed
on the same application as a license or
certificate of registry transaction, only
the license or certificate of registry
evaluation fee will be charged;
(2) Examination fees. If a license examination under part 10 also fulfills
the examination requirements in this
part for a merchant mariner document,
only the fee for the license examination is charged; and
(3) Issuance fees. A separate issuance
fee will be charged for each document
issued.
(c) You may pay—
(1) All fees required by this section
when you submit your application; or
(2) A fee for each phase at the following times:
(i) An evaluation fee when you submit your application.
(ii) An examination fee before you
take the first examination section.
(iii) An issuance fee before you receive your merchant mariner document.
(d) If you take your examination
someplace other than a Regional Examination Center (REC), you must pay
the examination fee to the REC at
least one week before your scheduled
examination date.

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