Based on recent feedback from the U.S. Coast Guard, all members and applicants of American Maritime Officers who need to renew a Medical Certificate are urged to apply 180 days in advance of the expiration of a current certificate.
In direct correspondence, the Coast Guard has stated it may take up to 90 days for an application to be reviewed and for a Medical Certificate to be issued after Form 719K or Form 719K/E has been sent by or by FAX to 304-433-3407. Applications are processed by the Coast Guard on a first-in, first-out basis.
To help improve processing times and prevent delay, make sure an application sent by email does NOT exceed 25 MB. Additionally, please ensure applications sent by email include your name and Mariner Reference Number in the subject line and all required files and forms are complete and in PDF format. Otherwise, the Coast Guard will consider the application incomplete and return it to be resubmitted.
Please ensure all file attachments are in PDF format. Other file formats will not be accepted.
Once an application is submitted, you should receive an auto-reply email within 12 to 24 hours to notify you whether or not your application email cleared the Coast Guard system firewall. Please check your spam or junk email folder for the auto-reply email.
Once your application has been accepted as complete, you will receive an automatic notification from the National Maritime Center and you will then be able to check the status of your application online.
If you reply to messages or have ongoing email correspondence with the Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center, please include your Mariner Reference Number in all correspondence.