Email license apps to the RECs

SUBMISSION OF MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIAL (MMC) APPLICATIONS TO REGIONAL EXAMINATION CENTERS (RECs) USING E-MAIL

[LEFT]Beginning January 4, 2010, the Coast Guard will begin accepting credential applications at the 17 Regional Examination Centers using e-mail. This bulletin provides basic information on how mariners can submit credential application packages using e-mail.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR E-MAILING APPLICATIONS TO AN REC:

E-mail only complete application packages that meet the Coast Guard’s Application Acceptance Checklist requirements.
• The subject line of your e-mail must be: Your Last Name
Your First Name
Your Middle Initial
Your Mariner # (if known)

Attach a complete application in .pdf format not exceed 10 MB in size.

Applications must be scanned at a resolution not to exceed 300 dpi.

The e-mail attachment must include a copy of your TWIC or TWIC application receipt.

User fees (if applicable) must be paid using www.pay.gov. The e-mail attachment must include a copy of your pay.gov user fee receipt.
E-MAIL YOUR APPLICATION TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING RECS:
Questions regarding this new submission process should be directed to the NMC Mariner Information Call Center at 1-888-IASKNMC (1-888-427-5662). We thank you for your continued support and patience as we continue to improve service to mariners.
Sincerely,
David C. Stalfort
Captain, U. S. Coast Guard
Commanding Officer
Commanding Officer
United States Coast Guard
National Maritime Center
100 Forbes Drive
Martinsburg, WV 25404
Phn: (888) 427-5662
E-mail: iasknmc@uscg.mil
Anchorage, AK
REC-ANC-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Baltimore, MD
REC-BAL-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Boston, MA
REC-BOS-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Charleston, SC
REC-CHA-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Honolulu, HI
REC-HON-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Houston, TX
REC-HOU-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Juneau, AK
REC-JUN-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Long Beach, CA
REC-LOS-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Memphis, TN
REC-MEM-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Miami, FL
REC-MIA-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
New Orleans, LA
REC-NEW-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
New York, NY
REC-NYC-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Oakland, CA
REC-OAK-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Portland, OR
REC-POR-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Seattle, WA
REC-SEA-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
St. Louis, MO
REC-SLM-AppSubmission@uscg.mil
Toledo, OH
REC-TOL-AppSubmission@uscg.mil For the latest information on merchant mariner credentialing, visit our web site at http://www.uscg.mil/nmc.
The National Maritime Center is an ISO 9001:2008 Compliant Organization.
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I just got back from submitting an app at the Houston REC. Fortunately I had made an appointment online and I was seen at the appointed time but the others that were there were not so fortunate. The Officer in Charge came out to tell us be patient as he only had 1 clerk to help the Mariners and that they were accepting applications via email as of last week.