May 31, 2024

National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting # 7 – June 5-6, 2024

The Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing is holding the seventh meeting of the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (NMEDMAC) June 5-6, 2024, at Texas A&M Maritime Academy, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Galveston, Texas.

March 13, 2024

The The Joint ILO/IMO Tripartite Working Group to Identify and Address Seafarers’ Issues, Human Element Recommends Actions to Address Violence, Sexual Harassment, Bullying, and Assault

The second meeting of the Joint International Labour Organization (ILO)/International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tripartite Working Group to Identify and Address Seafarers' Issues and the Human Element (JTWG) met at the IMO Headquarters from February 27-29, 2024, to consider bullying and harassment in the maritime sector, including sexual assault and sexual harassment, and provide recommendations for future steps to address these issues and ensure a safe working environment for seafarers.

Aug. 10, 2023

National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Vacancies – Application Deadline – September 12, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks applications to fill member vacancies on the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee. This Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on matters relating to the medical certification determinations for the issuance of licenses, certification of registry, and merchant mariners’ documents with respect to merchant mariners, medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial vessels, medical examiner education, and medical research.

April 18, 2023

National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Meeting #4

The Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing is holding the 4th meeting of the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (NMEDMAC) on April 25 – 26, 2023 at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, 17220 Piney Point Rd., Piney Point, MD, 20674.

Dec. 6, 2022

National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee-Subcommittee Teleconference: December 15

The Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing is hosting a teleconference of the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (NMEDMAC) subcommittee for Task Statement 21-1, Recommendations on Mariner Mental Health, on December 15, 2022 from 10 am – 3 pm.