---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 5.903"
title: "46"
number: "5.903"
heading: "Application procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/5.903"
---

# §5.903. Application procedures.

- (a) An application form for a new credential or endorsement may be obtained from any Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
- (b) The completed application and letter must be addressed to the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis, Commandant (CG-INV-1), U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7501, and must be delivered in person to the nearest Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection.
- (c) The letter is an informal request for the issuance of a new credential or endorsement and should include the following:
  - (1) A letter from each employer during the last three years attesting to the individual's work record;
  - (2) Information supportive of rehabilitation or cure when the credential or endorsement was revoked because of incompetency or association with dangerous drugs; and
  - (3) Any other information which may be helpful in arriving at a determination in the matter.
- (d) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, forwards the letter and application, together with an evaluation and recommendation, to the Commandant.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, as amended by USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11215, Mar. 16, 2009; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49224, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60144, Sept. 30, 2013; USCG-2015-0867, 80 FR 62469, Oct. 16, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 7101, 7301, 7701; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

### Source

Source: CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 82-002, 50 FR 32184, Aug. 9, 1985, as amended by USCG-2006-24371, 74 FR 11215, Mar. 16, 2009; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49224, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60144, Sept. 30, 2013; USCG-2015-0867, 80 FR 62469, Oct. 16, 2015]