[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of Octobery 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR12.02-23]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 12_CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart 12.02_General Requirements for Certification
 
Sec. 12.02-23  Issuance of duplicate documents.

    (a) If a seaman loses his continuous discharge book, merchant 
mariner's document or certificate of discharge by shipwreck or other 
casualty, he shall be supplied with a reissue of such documents free of 
charge. The phrase or other casualty as used in this section is 
interpreted to mean any damage to a ship caused by collision, explosion, 
tornado, wreck or flooding of the ship, such as a tidal wave or a 
grounding of the ship on a sand bar, or a beaching of the ship on a 
shore or by fire or other causes in a category with these mentioned.
    (b) If a seaman loses a continuous discharge book, merchant 
mariner's document, or certificate of discharge otherwise than by 
shipwreck or other casualty and applies for a reissue, the appropriate 
fee set out in table 12.02-18 in Sec. 12.02-18 is required.
    (c) A person entitled to a duplicate merchant mariner's document, 
duplicate continuous discharge book, copies of certificates of 
discharge, or record of sea service may obtain the documents by applying 
at any Regional Examination Center listed in Sec. 12.01-7 by:
    (1) Completing the application form provided by the Coast Guard; and
    (2) Paying the fee set out in table 12.02-18 in Sec. 12.02-18.

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    (d) Each person issued a document described in Sec. 12.02-5, shall 
report its loss to an Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
    (e) If a merchant mariner's document or service record is lost, the 
seaman may obtain a duplicate by following the procedures in paragraph 
(c) of this section and by signing an affidavit, before the OCMI or a 
designated representative, explaining the loss of the document or 
service record. The Coast Guard will not process any application for a 
duplicate merchant mariner's document unless the applicant complies with 
the requirements of Sec. 12.02-9.
    (f) No application from an alien for a duplicate merchant mariner's 
document shall be accepted unless the alien complies with the 
requirements of Sec. 12.02-10.
    (g) The Coast Guard may deny applications for duplicate merchant 
mariner's documents for any reason listed in Sec. 12.02-4.

[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 71-168, 36 
FR 23297, Dec. 8, 1971; CGD 72-81R, 37 FR 10834, May 31, 1972; CGD 91-
002, 58 FR 15239, Mar. 19, 1993; USCG-1997-2799, 64 FR 42816, Aug. 5, 
1999; USCG-2003-14500, 69 FR 532, Jan. 6, 2004; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 
58343, Sept. 30, 2004]