Ancillary

USCG The MMC Application: TWIC, Medical, Drugs and Sea Service

USCG-MMC

Modules: 2
Lessons: 8
Questions: 40

AI-drafted catalogue content pending SME review. USCG requirements, forms and fees change; verify every figure against the National Maritime Center and the current CFR before submitting an application.

Aligned to the published USCG framework. Official source. Drafted from 46 CFR Part 10 (Subparts B, C and D), 46 CFR Part 16, 49 CFR Part 40, 49 CFR Part 1572, and CG Policy Letter 11-15..

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USCG-MMC-M1 · Eligibility and the supporting credentials

4 lessons

USCG-MMC-M1-A The MMC and the CG-719B, TWIC and the PL 11-15 exemption, the CG-719K medical certificate, and drug testing.

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USCG-MMC-L1.1The MMC and the CG-719BYou can be the finest small-craft handler on the coast and still have your application returned because a form was signed eleven months and three weeks ago. The Coast Guard is not assessing your seamanship at this stage. It is assessing your file.USCG-MMC-L1.2TWIC — and the exemption almost nobody knows aboutAsk any training school and you will be told a TWIC is mandatory, full stop. Ask the regulation and you get a more interesting answer — and for the entire six-pack population, a different one.USCG-MMC-L1.3The medical certificate: CG-719KThe medical certificate is a separate credential from the MMC, and it is free. Mariners routinely miss both facts — and then miss the one that matters, which is that the paperwork expires while they are still assembling the rest of the file.USCG-MMC-L1.4Drug testing: CG-719P and 46 CFR Part 16A negative drug test is a condition of issue. 46 CFR 10.209(h) is unambiguous: no MMC will be issued if the applicant fails a chemical test for dangerous drugs. There is no discretion in that sentence.

USCG-MMC-M2 · Evidence, submission and renewal

4 lessons

USCG-MMC-M2-A Documenting sea service, first aid and CPR, fees and where the package goes, and renewal.

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USCG-MMC-L2.1Documenting sea service: CG-719S and 46 CFR 10.232Your sea time is real. Proving it is a separate skill, and it is the one that decides whether the credential you are issued is the credential you earned.USCG-MMC-L2.2First aid, CPR, and what Basic Training coversThis is a small requirement that returns a surprising number of applications, because the two certificates do not expire the same way and almost everyone assumes they do.USCG-MMC-L2.3Fees, and where the package goesThe fees are modest and the structure is simple once you see the one distinction it turns on: whether your credential is **upper level** or **lower level**.USCG-MMC-L2.4Validity, renewal, and the grace periodAn MMC runs for five years. Renewal is straightforward if you start it in time, and genuinely awkward if you do not — but the Coast Guard is more forgiving here than most mariners expect.