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US Coast Guard ownership of Merchant Marine Certificates

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US Coast Guard ownership of Merchant Marine Certificates

New postby Positions Committee on Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:12 am

CAMM stands in opposition of the Coast Guard’s position that they own the new Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) / License and can revoke or recall them at any time without cause as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations.

The person who has been issued a USCG MMC / License owns that license or document. The license or mariner’s document is surrendered to the Coast Guard only after due process.

2010 AGM attendees voted to send back to Positions Committee to reword. License is the property of the owner; credential is the property of the issuer. The MMC does not contain the word "License."
Last edited by masterma on Wed May 26, 2010 9:28 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Reason: amended 2009 AGM
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