[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR12.01-11]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 12_CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 12.01_General
 
Sec. 12.01-11  Transportation Worker Identification Credential.

    By April 15, 2009 all mariners holding a Merchant Mariner's Document 
or STCW endorsement issued under this part must hold a valid 
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) issued by the 
Transportation Security Administration under 49 CFR part 1572. Failure 
to obtain or hold a valid TWIC may serve as a basis for suspension or 
revocation of a mariner's license, COR or STCW endorsement under 46 
U.S.C. 7702 and 7703.

[CG-2006-24196, 72 FR 3588, Jan. 25, 2007, as amended at 73 FR 25566, 
May 7, 2008]