Once you take your medical exam we recommend submitting it to the USCG immediately.
If this is your first submission to the USCG for licensing they will issue you your Merchant Mariner Reference number which you will use for the rest of your professional maritime career.
If you already have an MMC reference number, make sure to include it on your medical forms where it is asked for.
Submit your CG-719K USCG license medical exam form
Fill out your part of the CG-719K, then have your medical provider complete theirs. After your exam, submit the completed CG-719K/E through Navita, the Coast Guard's new submission portal. Inside Navita you first re-enter your information into an online version of the CG-719K. That version is unofficial, just a paperwork step the Coast Guard now puts in front of the real submission, and Navita will not let you upload your signed, completed form until you finish it.
Your form will need to be a .pdf so we recommend using a .pdf scanner on your phone or converting it to .pdf on your computer. The PDF must be under 75MB.
Make sure you submit all ten pages and double check that you signed on page 9 for yourself.
Also, make sure to label your PDF with your LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_ORIGINAL or LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_MMCREFERENCENUMBER.
Mine would be: GILMAN_NATE_3473478
Click here to print off a CG-719K Form from the Coast Guard Medical website
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.
MM-SEAS Expert Access is $99 a year. It is your personal guidance counselor for USCG licensing: what training you need next, which sea time counts, and how to reach the credential you want, by phone, email, chat or a 1 on 1 video call. Expert Access members also get $50 off a Stress-Free MMC.
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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.
