1. 1 MARINE SAFETY PROGRAM Regional Exam Center General Presentation UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY DISTRICT 11 NORTH Presented By: Jim Blackburn, ADSO-MS

2. 2 US COAST GUARD Regional Exam Center OAKLAND FEDERAL BUILDING 1301 Clay Street, Room 180N OAKLAND, CA 94612-5200 510-637-1124

3. 3 REC PURPOSE Primary purpose is to ensure: Licensing & Documentation to the Maritime Community

4. 4 REC Customer Base 210,000 US Merchant Mariners Surviving World War II Veterans National & Multi-national Corporations and Businesses 260 Mariner Training Organizations 7 Maritime Academies

5. 5 Changes … Centralization & New Roles New credentials New regulations

6. 6 Centralization : 17 REC’s

7. 7 Why centralize? Consistency in interpretation Reduce processing time Improve customer service Apply new technologies

8. 8 NATIONAL MARITIME CENTER

9. 9 Providing Credentials to Mariners On an average month: - Applications received: 6,117 - Credentials issued: 6,156 During first 9 months of 2009 - Applications received: 56,194 - Credentials issued: 56,437

10. 10 REC’s New Role Collect application packages Review for completeness Administer exams Oversee CG-approved courses

11. 11 Credentials CG Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) TSA Transportation Workers’ Identity Credential (TWIC) STCW License Merchant Mariner Document (MMD)

12. 12 NEW REGULATIONS Coast Guard Application Process: – Copies of doc’s sufficient for CG – Application by mail, email, fax – Conviction disclosure only since last application – No more fingerprinting – Renew anytime before expiration of grace period – Continuity Renewal lasts forever

13. 13 NEW REGULATIONS Coast Guard Application Process (cont’d): – On-line appointments system – On-line application status tracking – On-line sea service calculator – Pay fees by www.pay.govwww.pay.gov

14. 14 APPLICATION STATUS

15. 15 SEA SERVICE CALULATOR

16. 16 New regulations Medical: – NVIC 04-08 – New Physical Exam forms

17. 17 Future E-Processing Application data from mariners Course completion data from schools Sea service data from mariner/employer Medical data from physicians On-line exams

18. 18 NATIONAL MARITIME CENTER http://www.uscg/mil/nmc

19. 19 Regional Exam Center General Presentation The USCG Auxiliary District 11 North Marine Safety Dept. wish to thank the entire staff at the Oakland REC for their help and support of this Dept. and in making this presentation possible.