---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 10.229"
title: "46"
number: "10.229"
heading: "Replacement of lost Merchant Mariner Credentials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/10.229"
---

# §10.229. Replacement of lost Merchant Mariner Credentials.

- (a) Upon request and without examination, a mariner may be issued a duplicate credential and medical certificate after submitting an application with an affidavit describing the circumstances of the loss. The Coast Guard will only issue the duplicate credential, MMC and/or medical certificate, after confirming the validity of the mariner's credentials and the validity of the mariner's TWIC.
- (b) The duplicate credential will have the same authority, wording, and expiration date as the lost credential.
- (c) If a person loses a credential by shipwreck or other casualty, a duplicate credential will be issued free of charge. The term “other casualty” includes any damage to a ship caused by collision, explosion, tornado, wreck, flooding, beaching, grounding, or fire; or personal loss associated with a federally declared natural disaster.
- (d) If a person loses a credential by means other than those noted in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section and applies for a duplicate, the appropriate fee set out in [§ 10.219](/cfr/46/10.219.md) of this part must be paid.
- (e) No application from an alien for a duplicate credential will be accepted unless the alien complies with the requirements of [§ 10.221](/cfr/46/10.221.md) of this part.
- (f) Applications for duplicate credentials will not be subject to a criminal record review.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11216, Mar. 16, 2009, as amended by USCG-2004-17914, 78 FR 77894, Dec. 24, 2013; USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30881, June 28, 2019]

### 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 77894, Dec. 24, 2013; USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30881, June 28, 2019]