Endorsements, Medical Certificates & Course Approvals Extended Until December 31, 2020
Coast Guard Extends Merchant Mariner & Pilot Credential
Expiration Dates
To mitigate the impact to the seafarers and the industry caused
by the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, the
Coast Guard is taking the following actions:
Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) and Medical Certificates that expire between March 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020 are extended
until December 31, 2020.
Mariners with expired credentials that meet the expiration who are actively working must carry the expired credential with a copy of this official notice.
It is important that Mariners and Pilots with
disqualifying medical conditions do not sail.
The Coast Guard does not intend to enforce the requirement that pilots undergo an annual physical examination each year while holding a credential.
This posture applies until December 31, 2020 irrespective of when the medical certificate expires.
These measures ONLY relax the requirements for an annual physical and the need to carry an unexpired medical certificate. The actual medical standards remain unchanged.
