[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR10.105]

[Page 113]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 10_LICENSING OF MARITIME PERSONNEL--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 10.105  Applications.

    (a) Applicants for merchant mariner's documents, licenses, 
certificates or credentials may apply to the Coast Guard National 
Maritime Center or any of the Regional Examination Centers. Applicants 
may contact the National Maritime Center at 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 
630, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1804, or by telephone at 202-493-1002. A 
list of Regional Examination Center locations is available through the 
Coast Guard Web site at http://www.uscg.mil.
    (b) A complete application for a license or certificate of registry, 
whether original, renewal, duplicate, or raise of grade, consists of a 
written application, all applicable supplementary documents required by 
this part, fingerprints, and two forms of ID. The written portion of the 
application may be submitted by mail, fax, or other electronic means. 
However, no application is complete until the applicant appears in 
person and is fingerprinted by and provides evidence of his or her 
identity to a member of the REC staff. If the applicant is 
simultaneously applying for more than one credential, a single personal 
appearance and fingerprinting will satisfy this requirement for all 
pending applications.
    (c) Each applicant must present at least two forms of identification 
to an REC employee as evidence of his or her identity. Expired or 
otherwise invalid forms may not be used. At least one of the forms of 
identification must contain the applicant's photograph. Acceptable forms 
of identification include the following:
    (1) U.S. military identification card;
    (2)(i) Before May 11, 2008, a U.S. driver's license;
    (ii) On or after May 11, 2008, U.S. driver's license issued by a 
State that meets the standards promulgated pursuant to the REAL ID Act 
of 2005;
    (3) U.S. passport;
    (4) Official identification card issued by a State, or local 
government or by a territory or possession of the U.S. that meets the 
standards promulgated pursuant to the REAL ID Act of 2005.
    (5) Official identification card issued by the Federal Government. 
This includes a Federal employee's identification credential;
    (6) Port credential, with photograph of the applicant, issued by 
State or local government port authority;
    (7) Law enforcement credential, that includes a photograph of the 
applicant and is issued by a Federal, State, or local government or by a 
territory or possession of the U.S.;
    (8) Merchant mariner's document issued after February 3, 2003;
    (9) Foreign passport; or
    (10) Original or a certified copy of a birth certificate, issued by 
a State, county, municipality or outlying possession of the U.S. bearing 
an official seal.

[USCG-2004-17455, 71 FR 2165, Jan. 13, 2006; USCG-2006-25535, 71 FR 
48482, Aug. 21, 2006; 71 FR 54769, Sept. 19, 2006]