# Who is responsible for filling out sea service forms? Me or the employer?

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-filling-out-sea-service-forms-me-or-the-employer/12100>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [February 12, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-filling-out-sea-service-forms-me-or-the-employer/12100 "2014-02-12T13:31:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![captjamied](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/captjamied/32/91_2.png) [@captjamied](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/captjamied)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-filling-out-sea-service-forms-me-or-the-employer/12100/21 "2014-02-20T11:40:40Z")

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[QUOTE=captjamied;130997]So…what recourse does one have if a company “refuses to sign” what would otherwise be a valid 719S?[/QUOTE]

What would be your answer to this question Mr. Cavo?

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**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:** [February 21, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-filling-out-sea-service-forms-me-or-the-employer/12100/22 "2014-02-21T04:09:44Z")

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> [@captjamied;131111](#):
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> What would be your answer to this question Mr. Cavo?

I’m not aware of any statute or Coast Guard regulation that requires a company to provide a sea service letter.

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**Author:** ![James\_Thornton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/james_thornton/32/8265_2.png) [@James\_Thornton](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/James_Thornton)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-filling-out-sea-service-forms-me-or-the-employer/12100/23 "2019-04-08T06:55:53Z")

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I’d call the coast guard on that ass and you would be paying a fine my friend

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**Author:** ![Uricanejack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4da419/32.png) [@Uricanejack](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Uricanejack)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-filling-out-sea-service-forms-me-or-the-employer/12100/24 "2019-04-08T07:44:28Z")

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Articles?  
Or no Articles?

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**Author:** ![cmakin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@cmakin](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cmakin)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-filling-out-sea-service-forms-me-or-the-employer/12100/25 "2019-04-08T11:45:40Z")

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I still have all of my discharges. . . yeah, lots of them, for sure.

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**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/who-is-responsible-for-filling-out-sea-service-forms-me-or-the-employer/12100/26 "2019-04-08T12:11:05Z")

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