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A mariner holding his Merchant Mariner Credential with the MM-SEAS team behind him
Issued by the NMC
License issued
Master 100 GRT, Near Coastal
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Why this is hard

The Coast Guard's checklist was written for the evaluator, not for you.

It is the evaluator's internal worksheet, published outward. It tells you which branch is responsible for checking each item. It does not tell you where you stand.

Below is the same credential in both documents: National Master 100 Ton Near Coastal.
The Coast Guard's checklist
National Master of Self-Propelled &/or Aux Sail Vessels of Less Than 100 GRT Upon Near Coastal Waters 11.428
General Requirements
46 CFR
Division / Branch
✓
Verify Application CG-719 Complete
ALL
Verify U.S. Citizenship
10.221
SSEB, PQEB
Verify MMLD Set to "Y" for SSEB Screening
10.211
SSEB, PQEB
Minimum Age 19
10.201
PQEB
Verify Medical Certificate in MMLD
10.301 / 10.302
MEB
Drug Testing Compliance (within 6 months)
10.225 / 10.231
REC
Mariner Fees (in MMLD). Eval, Exam, Issue.
10.219
PQEB, $$$
Sea Service Requirements
46 CFR
# of Days
✓
Recency. 90 days in the past 7 years on vessels.
11.201, 11.410
720 days of service in the deck department on Ocean, Near Coastal or Great Lakes waters, OF WHICH service on inland waters may substitute for up to 360 days of the total required service.
11.428
Tonnage Calculations
46 CFR
✓
100 GRT: 180 days (25%) of service on vessels of 51 GRT or above, OR 360 days of service on vessels of 34 GRT or above.
11.422
MCP-FM-NMC5-15 (08), September 15, 2025
The same credential in MM-SEAS
Total
You need 720 sea days
357
363
Needed
Recency
90 sea days in the last 7 years
90
✓
Complete
Department
630 days must be in the deck department
357
273
Needed
Tonnage
180 days (25%) required on vessels of 51 GRT or above
98
82
Needed
OR
360 days (50%) required on vessels of 34 GRT or above
298
62
Needed
Same credential, two documents. Theirs tells you which branch is responsible for checking each item. Ours tells you that you are 363 days short. Both are free. Neither one tells you what each of your documents has to say to be accepted, or how it has to be issued. That is the hard part, and that is what you are paying us for.
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Log your sea days and see your totals
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Automated document reviews, plus two MM-SEAS Licensing Experts on your whole application
TWIC exemption memo ($124 savings)
We make sure your application is submitted to the Coast Guard
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The Coast Guard changed how applications are submitted

The National Maritime Center has moved mariner applications into a new system. It changes how applications reach the Coast Guard. It does not change what the Coast Guard requires, and it does not change what we do.

What that means for you
Everything free stays free. Your records, your reminders, your sea service letters, your license guidance.
With a Stress-Free MMC, we make sure your application is submitted to the Coast Guard.
Two of our Licensing Experts still check every document before the Coast Guard sees it.
We stay on it until your credential is issued.

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You did the sea time. Let us handle the rest.

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