For the past week or more I have been trying to check on the status of an MMC application status. The homeport.uscg.mil/mmcstatus does not work. Neither does the mariner lookup for credentials.
Anyone else notice this?
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Noticed the same thing.
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National Maritime Center Web-based Tools No Longer Available
On April 12, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard’s online public access portal, Homeport, was taken offline permanently. Listed below are the primary mariner credentialing services affected by this change and the alternate methods for service currently available:
- Merchant Mariner Application Status: To check on the status of an application for a merchant mariner credential or medical certificate, contact the National Maritime Center (NMC) at 1-888-427-5662, IASKNMC@uscg.mil, or via Live Chat. NMC customer service agents are available M-F, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. eastern time zone. The NMC experiences its busiest times around midday. To avoid longer wait times, we recommend calling early in the morning when phone lines are less busy or using our Live Chat service, which will connect you with our support team during normal hours. If e-mailing for application status, include ‘Status’ in the subject line of your e-mail along with the mariner name(s) and mariner reference number(s) in the body of the e-mail. Note, processing times at the NMC will vary based on e-mail volume.
- Merchant Mariner Credential Verification: To verify the authenticity of a merchant mariner credential, e-mail IASKNMC@uscg.mil. To aid in providing a faster response, include ‘Credential Verification’ in the subject line of your e-mail along with mariner name(s) and mariner reference number(s) in the body of the e-mail. Note, processing times at the NMC will vary based on e-mail volume.
- Mariner Training and Assessment Data (MTAD): Course curricula and course certificate modification requests should be sent to NMCCourses@uscg.mil. Note, to prevent delays in mariner applications, course and program completions should be documented through the issuance of completion certificates. Completion certificate format and content should match that approved by the NMC during the approval process. For questions related to Mariner Training and Assessment, contact the NMC at 206-815-6893.
We will provide updates to the status of these services as they are established. Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
/B. W. Clare/
Bradley W. Clare
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard
Commanding Officer
The USCG probably shut down the website to protest Elon and DOGE, and staff cuts.
Government agencies usually shut down the services that will make to most people scream, in order to seek more funding from Congress with public support.
The USCG licensing system is poster child of grossly inefficient bureaucratic bungling. The whole damn thing needs to be shutdown and transferred to someone that actually wants to do it.
Perhaps licensing should be transferred the private American company that does the Panama, Liberia and Marshall Islands Registries and licensing so efficiently.