Do I have to pay upfront?

Yes. The $200 fee is paid upfront and covers expert review, corrections, and full submission of your application to the USCG. Pay.gov fees are collected separately by the government.

What do I get for $200?

Your $200 includes: • A Stress-Free Application built and submitted by our expert team • Pro review to eliminate mistakes before submission • Free MM-SEAS Pro membership (included with Maritime Institute partnership) • One-on-one, step-by-step guidance until your MMC is approved

Does MM-SEAS have a special deal for Maritime Institute students?

Yes. Maritime Institute students receive a complimentary MM-SEAS Pro membership (a $99 value) when submitting through our service, which provides unlimited access to our licensing experts and lifetime support at no additional cost.

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Q: How much does MM-SEAS cost?

Our Stress-Free Application service is $200 plus Pay.gov fees. That flat rate ensures your Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) application is complete, accurate, and submitted correctly the first time.

Q: What are Pay.gov fees?

Pay.gov fees are the official U.S. Coast Guard processing charges for your credential application. These fees go directly to the government and vary depending on whether you are applying for an original credential, a renewal, or an upgrade. MM-SEAS does not keep any portion of these fees.

Q: Is this included in my tuition?

No. MM-SEAS is a separate service from your school tuition. Tuition covers coursework and training; MM-SEAS covers your licensing paperwork and approval process.

Clatsop Community College Maritime Science trains you to pass. MM-SEAS gets you credentialed. You add your documents, the software builds the application, two licensing experts check every page, and we make sure it is submitted to the Coast Guard.

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We deal with your Coast Guard fees at submission and charge your card the exact amount, so you never have to deal with pay.gov.

Stress-Free MMC

✓ Guaranteed

$349

$399 per application. Your school's Expert Access takes $50 off.

✓Your application built from what you add

✓Two licensing experts check every page

✓Submitted to the Coast Guard, fees handled, no pay.gov

✓Unlimited expert support to 30 days past issue

You get your MMC or you get your money back. The Coast Guard's own fees are not ours to refund, so those are not included.

One team, two roles

Clatsop Community College Maritime Science gets you ready. MM-SEAS gets you credentialed.

Your tuition covers the course. It does not cover the Coast Guard's paperwork, and the paperwork is where mariners stall.

You add your documents and the software builds the application. Two licensing experts check every page, we make sure it is submitted to the Coast Guard, and we stay on it until your credential is issued.

A mariner holding his Merchant Mariner Credential with the MM-SEAS team behind him

What you are actually buying

The Coast Guard part is a different job.

Nobody teaches it in class, and it is the part that decides how long you wait.

The course is the easy half

You know the material. The application is a different skill, and nobody teaches it in class.

Your certificate is one document

The Coast Guard also wants sea service, a medical, a TWIC and a drug test, each issued and signed a particular way.

You do it in the software

Add your documents as you go. The software builds the application from what you add and shows you what is still missing.

We do not stop at submission

We track it with the National Maritime Center and work through anything they come back with.

Your school already paid for this

Expert Access is yours. Here is exactly where it stops.

Clatsop Community College Maritime Science gives every student MM-SEAS Expert Access at no cost for one year. Expert Access is normally $99 a year. It is a person to talk to about training and sea time. Your application is a different thing, and your Expert Access takes $50 off it.

Expert Access

Free for one year

Clatsop Community College Maritime Science covers it for every student. Normally $99 a year.

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What it covers

What training you need next, and in what order, before you pay for a course you do not need
Whether your sea time counts. Vessel, route, tonnage and capacity, asked before you bank on it
Where you stand on any credential you are working toward
Course and sea service guidance from 9am ET to 5pm PT, Monday through Friday. Call +1 (757) 505-7477

What it does not cover

Not your application. Expert Access does not build it, check it or submit it
Not your Smart Application Checklist, and not the automatic compliance checks on your documents
Not the two expert reviews that catch what the Coast Guard would have sent back
Not submission to the Coast Guard, and not the tracking with the National Maritime Center afterward

All of that is the Stress-Free MMC. Because Clatsop Community College Maritime Science already gave you Expert Access, yours is $349 instead of $399.

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What happens

From your last day of class to your credential.

Keeping your documents current is free. Building the application, checking it, submitting it and staying on it with the Coast Guard is what you are paying for.

Prepare

Your MM-SEAS Smart Application Checklist shows exactly what your credential requires, and every document you add is checked against it automatically.

Review

Two MM-SEAS licensing experts read every page, in the order an evaluator reads it. No rejected applications.

Submit

We make sure your application is submitted to the Coast Guard. We handle your Coast Guard fees, so you never touch pay.gov.

Track

We follow it through evaluation at the National Maritime Center and tell you where it stands.

Resolve

If the National Maritime Center comes back with a question or a hold, we handle it until it is cleared. Support runs from the day you start until 30 days after your credential is issued. No ticket limit, no call limit, no clock.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does MM-SEAS cost for a Clatsop Community College Maritime Science student?

$349 per application. Clatsop Community College Maritime Science gives you MM-SEAS Expert Access, and Expert Access takes $50 off the $399 Stress-Free MMC. The Coast Guard's own fees are separate. We pay them at submission and charge your card the exact amount.

When do I pay?

You pay for your Stress-Free MMC when you start your application. The Coast Guard's own fees are charged separately when we submit.

What are the Coast Guard's fees?

They are the official U.S. Coast Guard processing charges for your credential application. They go directly to the government and vary depending on whether you are applying for an original credential, a renewal, or an upgrade. MM-SEAS does not keep any portion of these fees.

What do I get for $349?

Your $349 covers:

Your MM-SEAS Smart Application Checklist, with automatic compliance checks on every document you add
Two MM-SEAS licensing experts reviewing every page before it reaches the Coast Guard
Submission to the Coast Guard and tracking through the National Maritime Center
Unlimited access to the team until 30 days after your credential is issued

Is this included in my tuition?

No, MM-SEAS is a separate service from your school tuition. Tuition covers your coursework and training; MM-SEAS covers your licensing paperwork and approval process.

Does MM-SEAS have a special deal for Clatsop Community College Maritime Science students?

Yes. Clatsop Community College Maritime Science gives every student MM-SEAS Expert Access at no cost for one year, a $99 value. It gets you one on one course and sea service guidance. On top of that you get $50 off a Stress-Free MMC, so your application is $349 instead of $399.