Coast Guard partially reopens National Maritime Center, amid DHS shutdown

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The Coast Guard is partially reopening the National Maritime Center during a government shutdown, processing applications while facing a backlog.

The Coast Guard is partially reopening the National Maritime Center. In a notice this week, the Coast Guard said NMC civilian staff have returned to work, as the Department of Homeland Security taps into emergency funds during the partial government shutdown. The NMC will process applications for merchant mariner credentials, medical certificates, and course approvals on a first-in and first-out basis. But Regional Examination Centers will continue to be closed to walk-in customers. Last week, Coast Guard leaders told Congress there’s a growing backlog of 18,000 merchant mariner credentials due to the shutdown. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• government shutdown
• Coast Guard
• maritime credentials
• National Maritime Center
• DHS emergency funds
• backlog of applications

Keywords

• Coast Guard
• National Maritime Center
• DHS
• government shutdown
• merchant mariner credentials
• emergency funds
• backlog

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Organizations: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, National Maritime Center

Places: Congress

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