---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 10.101"
title: "46"
number: "10.101"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/10.101"
---

# §10.101. Purpose.


The regulations in this part provide:

- (a) A means of determining and verifying the qualifications an applicant must possess to be eligible for certification to serve on merchant vessels;
- (b) A means of determining that an applicant is competent to serve under the authority of their Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC);
- (c) A means of confirming that an applicant does not pose a threat to national security through the requirement to hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC); and
- (d) A means of determining whether the applicant for an MMC is a safe and suitable person.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11216, Mar. 16, 2009, as amended by USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77882, Dec. 24, 2013; USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93054, Nov. 25, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, 2104, 2110; 46 U.S.C. chapter 71; 46 U.S.C. chapter 73; 46 U.S.C. chapter 75; 46 U.S.C. 7701, 8903, 8904, and 70105; Executive Order 10173; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11216, Mar. 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11216, Mar. 16, 2009, as amended by USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77882, Dec. 24, 2013; USCG-2021-0097, 89 FR 93054, Nov. 25, 2024]