Mariner Credentialing Program Transformation:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 03/14/24; Effective Date 03/14/24

Electronic Submission of Mariner Course Completion Data:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 05/05/23; Effective Date 05/05/23
Final Rule; Last Revised 11/25/24; Effective Date 01/17/25

Towing Vessel Firefighting Training:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 09/01/21; Effective Date 09/01/21
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/03/23; Effective Date 04/01/24

Pilots’ Medical Certificate Validity Period:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 08/27/21; Effective Date 08/27/21
Final Rule; Last Revised 11/4/22; Effective Date 02/01/23

Implementation of Vessel Security Officer Training and Certification Requirements – International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as Amended:
Interim Rule; Request for Comments; Last Revised 05/20/08; Effective Date 06/19/08

Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA):
Final Rule; Revisions; Last Revised 05/15/02; Effective Date 06/14/02

Shipping and Transportation – Technical and Conforming Amendments:
Final Rule; Correction; Last Revised 09/30/02; Effective Date 09/30/02
Adoption of Final Rule; Last Revised 06/10/04; Effective Date 07/12/04
Final Rule; Amendments; Last Revised 09/30/04; Effective Date 09/30/04
Final Rule; Correction; Last Revised 11/23/04; Effective Date 11/23/04
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/01/12; Effective Date 10/01/12
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/30/13; Effective Date 09/30/13

Training and Qualifications for Personnel on Passenger Ships:
Interim Rule; Revisions; Last Revised 10/30/02; Effective Date 01/28/03
Final Rule; Adoption of Final Rule; Last Revised 06/10/04; Effective Date 07/12/04

Licensing and Manning for Officers of Towing Vessels:
Final Rule; Revisions; Last Revised 06/17/03; Effective Date 09/15/03

Validation of Merchant Mariners’ Vital Information and Issuance of Coast Guard Merchant Mariner’s Licenses and Certificates of Registry:
Interim Rule; Request for Comments; Last Revised 01/13/06; Effective Date 01/13/06

Mariner Licensing and Documentation Program Restructuring and Centralization; Correction:
Technical Amendment; Correction; Last Revised 09/19/06; Effective Date 09/20/06

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver’s License:
Final Rule; Request for Comments; Last Revised 01/25/07; Effective Date 03/26/07
Final Rule; Extension of compliance date; Last Revised 05/07/08; Effective Date 05/07/08

Consolidation of Merchant Mariner Qualification Credentials:
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 01/25/07; Effective Date 01/25/07
Final Rule; Last Revised 03/16/09; Effective Date 04/15/09
Final Rule; Correction; Last Revised 08/06/09; Effective Date 08/06/09

Mariner Licensing and Documentation Program Restructuring and Centralization:
Final Rule; Technical Amendment; Last Revised 08/21/06; Effective Date 09/20/06
Final Rule; Correcting Amendment; Last Revised 02/22/07; Effective Date 03/26/07

Training and Service Requirements for Merchant Marine Officers:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 09/17/07; Effective Date 09/17/07
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/11/08; Effective Date 10/14/08

Shipping; Technical, Organizational and Conforming Amendments:
Final Rule; Correction; Last Revised 09/21/07; Effective Date 09/21/07
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/29/08; Effective Date 09/29/08
Final Rule; Amendments; Last Revised 09/25/09; Effective Date 09/25/09
Final Rule; Last Revised 09/29/10; Effective Date 09/29/10
Final Rule; Amendments; Last Revised 09/29/14; Effective Date 09/29/14
Final Rule; Last Revised 10/16/15; Effective Date 10/16/15
Final Rule: Amendments; Last Revised 07/06/16; Effective Date 07/06/16

Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, and Changes to National Endorsements:
Final Rule; Last Revised 12/24/13; Effective Date 01/23/14 and 01/24/14
Final Rule; Correcting Amendments; Last Revised 09/17/14; Effective Date 09/17/14

Implementation of the 1995 Amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 11/17/09
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 03/23/10

Amendments to the Marine Radar Observer Refresher Training Regulations:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Last Revised 06/11/18
Final Rule; Last Revised 06/07/19; Effective Date 07/22/19

Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments:
Final Rule; Last Revised 06/28/19; Effective Date 06/28/19
Final Rule; Last Revised 01/21/22; Effective Date 01/21/22