Yes! Here is how you can change your address or make other updates to your USCG License Application.
Any corrections for an open application, which includes address changes, need to be from the email address on the application or in writing; in PDF format signed and dated.
Please make sure your name (first and last) and reference number are in the email or subject line of the email. This needs to be done prior to your USCG License / Merchant Mariner Credential being approved to print. If you are an Expert Access MM-SEAS user, we can send you a form to sign with the correct information. Use the “help” button to email our team and get it changed with no fuss.
Keep in mind, if this is a temporary update only, you will need to be sure to change your address back to your permanent address before requesting anything else from the USCG.
We hope this made your life a little easier and if you have other questions the MM-SEAS team is always here to help!
MM-SEAS is free to use on your own and if you need some more personalized help you can upgrade to MM-SEAS Expert Access inside of the site.
No matter what, when you are ready to submit your application you can do it yourself, or you can hand the whole thing to us. An MM-SEAS Navita Navigator walks you through submitting in Navita, the Coast Guard's new submission portal, on a short video call. No computer, or not up for a video call? Our team gets your application submitted to the Coast Guard for you anyway. A Stress-Free MMC is $399. Two MM-SEAS licensing experts check every page, we pay your Coast Guard fees at submission and charge your card so you never touch pay.gov, and we stay on it with the National Maritime Center until your credential is issued.
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About the author
Nate Gilman is President and Co-Founder of MM-SEAS. He hawsepiped from the deck to a 3rd Mate Unlimited license with full STCW compliance over more than 15 years at sea, and is a veteran of the NOAA Commissioned Corps. He works directly with the National Maritime Center, USCG-approved training schools, and vessel operators on credentialing policy, and writes on sea service documentation, evaluation standards, and how mariners move up the license ladder.
