M.E.B.A. HQ & Union Hall Operational Notices
Members, Applicants Encouraged to Seek STCW ETO Endorsement; CMES Offers Guidance
All Ports Bulletin on DHS Essential Work
COVID-19/M.E.B.A. Guidance and Hiring Hall Practices (Updated 6/29/2020)
General COVID-19 Communications & Updates
Passport Office - Updated Notice for Mariners with International Voyages (Aug. 25, 2021)
IMO Brochure: Maritime Human Rights Risks & the COVID-19 Crew Change Crisis
State Department - May 3, 2021 Notice Concerning Passport Renewals for Mariners
COVID-19 Vaccination for Seafarers & Shipping Companies, A Practical Guide
COVID-19 Legal, Liability & Insurance Issues arising from Vaccination of Seafarers
World Health Organization (WHO) - Updated Pandemic Guidance for Seafarer Safety
Interim CDC Guidance for Ships on Managing Suspected or Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
TSA Exemption To Extend TWIC Expiration Dates
State Department - Notice to Mariners with Urgent Need for a Passport (April 13 2020)
TSA - COVID-19 - TWIC Enrollment Impact
COVID-19 Priority for Testing Patients - Graphic (Public Health Service)
AFL-CIO: COVID-19 - Be Vigilant. Be Prepared. Don’t Panic
U.S. Coast Guard Notices (MSIBs, etc.)
MSIB-02-21 (Change 3) - COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System
Update to Qualified Assessor Requirements
NMC: MMC Application Processing Time Update & Additional Info
MSIB-02-21 (Change 2) - COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System
MSIB-13-20 (Change 3) - TWIC Operations
Coast Guard - FAQ for Mariners Regarding Mask Usage
MSIB-04-21 - COVID-19 Crew Change Issues
MSIB-02-21 (Change 1) - COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System
MSIB-02-21 - COVID-19 Safety Requirements in the Maritime Transportation System
CG-MMC Policy Letter No. 01-21 - Guidelines for STCW Endorsements for IGF Code Operations
MSIB-13-20 (Change 2) - TWIC Operations
MSIB 08-20 (Change 5) - Extension of MMCs, Med Certs & Course Approvals
MSIB-19-20 - Malicious Email Spoofing Incidents
MSIB 08-20 (Change 4) - Extension of MMCs, Med Certs & Course Approvals
NMC: Reopening of RECs Anchorage, Baltimore, Oakland, Portland, and St. Louis
NMC: Reopening of RECs Charleston, New Orleans & New York
MSIB-13-20 (Change 1) - TWIC Operations
NMC: Reopening of REC Seattle
NMC: Reopening of RECs Memphis, Miami, Long Beach, and Toledo
NMC: Course Approval Submissions
NMC: Reopening of REC Boston
Coast Guard: Temporary Guidance for Renewal of MMCs during the Pandemic
MMC Examinations - Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Update (8-24-20)
MSIB-08-20 (Change 3) - Mariner Credentials - Extension of MMC Endorsements, Medical
Certificates & Course Approvals
Reopening of RECs Honolulu & Houston and MU San Juan
Coast Guard Announces Limited Reopening of Juneau REC, Ketchikan MU
NMC - Update on REC Closures (July 8, 2020)
MSIB-08-20 (Change 2) - Mariner Credentials - Extension of MMC Endorsements, Medical
Certificates & Course Approvals
MSIB-02-20 - Novel Coronavirus - Update (Change 5)
CG MMC Program - Processing of Mariner Appeals During Pandemic
National Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee Member Solicitation
CG-MMC Policy Letter 01-20 - Affidavits for Mariner Credentialing
NMC - New Electronic Mail (E-mail) Renewal Examinations
MSIB-14-20 - COVID-19: Ballast Water Management (BWM) Extensions
MSIB-13-20 - Easing TWIC Requirements
NMC - COVID-19 - Update #2
MSIB-12-20 - COVID-19 - Vessel & Facility Response Plans
MSIB-11-20 - Maintaining Maritime Commerce and Identification of Essential Maritime Critical Infrastructure Workers
MSIB-10-20 - COVID-19 – Guidance for Maritime Operators on Compliance with Federal Drug Testing Requirements
MSIB-09-20 - Vessel Inspections, Exams, and Documentation
MSIB-08-20 - Extension of Merchant Mariner Credential Endorsements and Medical Certificates
MSIB-07-20 - Novel Coronavirus – Port and Facility Operations (Change 1)
MSIB-07-20 - Novel Coronavirus – Port and Facility Operations
MSIB-06-20 - Vessel Reporting Requirements for Illness or Death
MSIB-02-20 - Novel Coronavirus – Update (Change 3)
MSIB Vol. XX, Issue 35 - COVID-19 Vessel Precautions
NMC: COVID-19 and Mariner Credentialing Program Impacts
M.E.B.A. Governing Documents
M.E.B.A. Constitution (Current as of March 20, 2017) (.pdf)
M.E.B.A. By-Laws (Current as of June 2021) (.pdf)
M.E.B.A. Shipping Rules, as Amended 2021 (.pdf)
Merchant Officers’ Labor Alliance (MOLA) Between M.E.B.A. & MM&P (.pdf)
Forms & Application Packets -
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LMRDA: Know Your Rights
Beck Rights (.pdf)
Notification of General Motors/Beck Rights, Dues Check-off Revocations (.pdf)
Non-Discrimination Notice (.pdf)
M.E.B.A. Anti-Harassment Statement