On the CG-719K Section I, you check the box for what current USCG licenses you hold. If you hold more than one type check all that apply.
What do the different boxes mean on the CG719K?
Deck - This is the most common USCG license group in the US. If you hold or are applying for any USCG license as a Master, Mate, OUPV, Able Seafarer or Tankerman you check Deck.
Engine - If you hold or are applying for any USCG license as a Chief Engineer, Assistant Engineer, DDE, QMED, Oiler, or Tankerman engineer you check Engine.
Food Handler - Everyone who ever has the potential to handle food should check the Food Handler box. (It's required to be on your license for some companies no matter your position on the ship)
STCW - If you hold or are applying for any STCW credentials you check STCW.
Entry-level without lookout duties is not often used and the other two are for a few mariners who have specialized USCG licenses.
Common combinations of boxes that should be selected for Endorsements Held or Sought
MMC Held or Applying for - 100 GRT Master Inland
MMC Held or Applying for - 3rd Mate Unlimited, 200 GRT Master Near Coastal, Able Seafarer, STCW OICNW, STCW Advanced Fire Fighting
MMC Held or Applying for - 2nd Engineer Unlimited, QMED, Tankerman - Engineer, STCW OICEW, STCW Advanced Fire Fighting, STCW Medical Provider
Where do I send my completed CG719K?
The USCG Medical team only accepts one big pdf file for all 10 pages.
You need to turn your medical paperwork into a pdf. We recommend using the free Adobe Scan App on your phone or you can use a scanner. The file size should not exceed 75MB.
Once you have your pdf of your completed CG719K named as: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_ORIGINAL or LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_MMCREFERENCENUMBER, submit it 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.
We hope this made your life a little easier and if you have other questions the MM-SEAS team is always here to help!
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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.
