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Mark Grossetti
A Premiere Maritime License Consultant
Licensing Experience Since 1979

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FORMS & OTHER INFORMATION/LINKS

  • Third Party Authorization Form - The USCG requires this signed form so Grossetti License Consulting can act as your agent for your transaction (pdf).

  • Oath Form - Use this form to be administered the oath by a notary public. The oath is a once-a-lifetime requirement done for your first USCG credential. Oaths are not required for renewals, upgrades, etc.

  • USCG Licensing-Related Forms - Application forms, physical forms, sea service forms, etc. When at the USCG site, click on "Application & Form Downloads" in the left-hand column.

  • Decoding your USCG credential application status - You can check the status of your submitted application at this USCG web site: www.uscg.mil/nmc/ In the left-hand column at that site, click on "FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions) and then you'll see another link for "Application Status". You'll need to enter some personal information to find out your application's status. The link at the beginning of this paragraph summarizes and explains the various "states" that an application goes through at the USCG.

  • USCG Medical and Physical Evaluation Guidelines - Use this link for access to USCG NVIC. No. 04-2008 and its enclosures. This comprehensive USCG guidance is designed to assist medical practitioners, the maritime industry, individual mariners, and Coast Guard personnel in evaluating a mariner’s physical and medical status to meet the requirements of domestic and international maritime standards.

  • USCG-Approved Courses - Lists courses offered by marine educators that are approved by the USCG for various purposes. When at the USCG site, click on "Approved Courses" in the left-hand column.

  • USCG/DOT Drug Testing Information - USCG-published information regarding drug/alcohol test procedures, random drug testing requirements, etc. When at the USCG site, click on "Drug Test Info" in the left-hand column.

  • Vessel Data (search by vessel's official number) - Excellent site maintained by U.S. NMFS. That agency regularly obtains documented vessel information directly from USCG computers and provides it for public access. Use it to retrieve U.S.-documented vessel ownership information, tonnage, etc.

  • Vessel Data (search by vessel name) - Same info – different search criteria.

  • USCG National Vessel Documentation Center - For information regarding documenting a vessel for commercial use, vessel ownership abstracts, etc.

  • OUPV Vessel Equipment Checklist - List of Federal vessel equipment requirements (pdf).

  • The Boundary Line: What is this mysterious Boundary Line that the USCG refers to on its sea service forms? Since the late 1980s, the USCG has used this line to delineate between “inland” vs. “near coastal” waters for licensing purposes. You won’t find the Boundary Line on any navigational chart because it is not used for navigational purposes. The Boundary Line is NOT to be confused with any of the following:

    • COLREGS Demarcation Line (used only to determine where Inland vs. International rules of the road apply);
    • 3 mile limit (delineates the seaward territorial border of the United States);
    • 12 mile limit (delineates the seaward border used to enforce U.S. Customs and other laws);
    • Territorial Sea Baseline (across the mouth of wide rivers and bays to measure where the 3 and 12 mile limits are measured from).

    To find where the Boundary Line is for the contiguous United States, use the following links that restate the USCG Boundary Line regulations at 46 CFR Part 7:

  • USCG STCW Information Center [NOTE: The following information is a simplified version of the applicability of STCW. It is in no way all-encompassing and is provided for general information only. To confirm individual applicability, check with the USCG.

    Types of vessels that this international convention IS applicable to:

    1. Most seagoing (seaward of the Boundary Line) commercial vessels over 200 GRT.
    2. Inspected commercial vessels that make voyages to foreign ports (regardless of tonnage).

    Types of vessels that the convention IS NOT applicable to:

    1. Inland vessels (shoreward of the Boundary Line and the Great Lakes) regardless of tonnage.
    2. Seagoing vessels less than 200 GRT that do not make voyages to foreign ports.

    NOTE: Technically, this convention does apply to uninspected passenger vessels (6-packs). However, the U.S. has decreed that "6-pack" vessels operating in compliance with applicable laws and regulations are deemed to meet the requirements of the convention with no further training or certificates required of the crew.]

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Last revised: January 2011