This was issued yesterday and now allows mariners to renew their MMC up to 6 years after expiration date instead of the 1 year grace period
[https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY29udGVudC5nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeS5jb20vYXR0YWNobWVudHMvVVNESFNDRy8yMDI0LzA0LzI2L2ZpbGVfYXR0YWNobWVudHMvMjg1OTg5NS9tY3BfYnVsbGV0aW5fcG9saWN5X2xldHRlcl8wMV8yNF8wNDI2MjQucGRmIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDQyNi45Mzk0NDM4MSJ9.fqFYLf_SULRjnd118NupuG3ha2vAX6tFYY7V_6EOTFk/s/1477047927/br/241455848769-l](https://USCG Policy Letter)
Desperate times call for desperate measures I guess.
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I could have used that a couple of decades ago. Grace period slipped by during some major life events…