# License renewal question **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime Training & Licensing\ **Created:** [August 4, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032 "2009-08-04T14:38:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![franklnooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5fc32e/32.png) [@franklnooner](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/franklnooner)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032/1 "2009-08-04T14:38:21Z")
Can you renew your license at anytime. I still have three years left but wanted to do so early? Does anyone see a problem with this. Frank ---
**Author:** ![former\_contract\_eval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@former\_contract\_eval](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/former_contract_eval)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032/2 "2009-08-04T17:20:10Z")
No, not unless you are going for a raise in grade. You can only renew up to twelve months before it expires. ---
**Author:** ![subs4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@subs4life](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/subs4life)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032/3 "2009-08-04T20:27:43Z")
former contract evaluator, does the NMC keep all my paperwork as far as seaservice letter and other military credentials that i originally sent in with my orginal endorsement application the reason I ask is because i want to apply for my 3rd assistant engineer. ---
**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032/4 "2009-08-05T04:10:00Z")
[I][quote=former contract evaluator;16493]No, not unless you are going for a raise in grade. You can only renew up to twelve months before it expires.[/quote][/I] This is no longer correct. The regulation that created the MMC also allows for renewal at any time. See 46 CFR 10.227(b), which states “[a] credential may be renewed at any time during its validity and for one year after expiration.” ---
**Author:** ![former\_contract\_eval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@former\_contract\_eval](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/former_contract_eval)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032/5 "2009-08-05T12:08:20Z")
[quote=jdcavo;16511] This is no longer correct. The regulation that created the MMC also allows for renewal at any time. See 46 CFR 10.227(b), which states “[a] credential may be renewed at any time during its validity and for one year after expiration.”[/quote] So that changed? I read the CFR you sited, So I could get a credential issued and 7 months later get it renewed if I wanted? Do you know why they made it that way? ---
**Author:** ![former\_contract\_eval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@former\_contract\_eval](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/former_contract_eval)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032/6 "2009-08-05T12:12:36Z")
[quote=subs4life;16500]former contract evaluator, does the NMC keep all my paperwork as far as seaservice letter and other military credentials that i originally sent in with my orginal endorsement application the reason I ask is because i want to apply for my 3rd assistant engineer.[/quote] Subs, They don’t have the room to keep every file on location so it was set up when I was there that after six months they sent them to archives in D.C. and they request it if it’s needed. That may have changed too. A lot of changes since I left three months ago. ---
**Author:** ![New3M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/new3m/32/394_2.png) [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032/7 "2009-08-05T14:50:55Z")
> [@former contract evaluator;16552](#): > > So that changed? I read the CFR you sited, So I could get a credential issued and 7 months later get it renewed if I wanted? Do you know why they made it that way? Hmm if that were the case I could get that 20th issue 3M pretty quickly…except they don’t do issue numbers anymore! ---
**Author:** ![franklnooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5fc32e/32.png) [@franklnooner](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/franklnooner)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/license-renewal-question/2032/8 "2009-08-05T21:23:00Z")
It also mean you can apply while you still have seatime within the 3years(90days) for recency, and the one year every five for renewal right?