NMC

The National Maritime Center (NMC) has announced plans to begin issuing medical certificates electronically by email beginning April 1. The NMC says the change will improve delivery speed, reliability and… Read More

About 41,000 Coast Guard personnel, along with about one-third of its civilian employees, have been working without pay since a federal funding lapse February 14 initiated a partial shutdown of the Department of… Read More

The National Maritime Center (NMC), a division of the U.S. Coast Guard dedicated to mariner credentialing, recently announced that it will launch a new application portal, the Application Submission and… Read More

With the federal government shutdown drawing to a close and funding restored for federal agencies, the National Maritime Center (NMC) and its regional examination centers (RECs) are beginning to resume… Read More

October 17, 2025 The government shutdown marked its third week without much fuss, which suggests it might be on its way to take over the 35-day record shutdown set by… Read More

Washington, D.C.—In his March 4 address to Congress, President Donald Trump shared his plans to resurrect the American shipbuilding industry to boost the nation’s defense industrial base. “I am announcing… Read More

One year ago, the U.S. Coast Guard issued Marine Safety Information Bulletin 06-23, titled, “Merchant Mariner Credentialing Delays,” in which it stated, “Due to an increase in application volume… Read More