The US National Maritime Center issued a bulletin, to inform mariners whose credentials were lost due to Hurricane Harvey.
In accordance with federal regulations, duplicate Merchant Mariner Credentials may be issued free of charge to mariners whose credentials were lost or destroyed as a result of Hurricane Harvey and the recent flooding in Texas and neighboring states.
Mariners should provide a statement of loss to the National Maritime Center via fax at 1-304-433-3412 or via e-mail at [email protected].
The statement should contain the following:
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Reference number (MRN) (if you don’t know the reference number, include the social security number)
- The mailing address that the replacement credential should be sent to
- Current phone number and/or e-mail address that we can use to contact the mariner in the event of questions
- Description of the circumstances surrounding the loss/destruction of the credential
Unless otherwise requested, any duplicate Merchant Mariner Credentials issued per the request process above will include a corresponding Medical Certificate, if previously issued. We will make every effort to have duplicate credentials mailed out the next business day.
If credential is unserviceable due to damage or the lost credential is subsequently found, that credential should be mailed to the National Maritime Center.
