1625-AC46 201904 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1625 U.S. Coast Guard USCG 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Amendments to the Marine Radar Observer Refresher Training Regulations

This rule allows U.S. merchant mariners with sufficient and relevant, recent sea service to harmonize the expiration dates of both their Merchant Mariner Credential and its radar observer endorsement, as well as maintaining the validity of their Merchant Mariner Credential’s radar observer endorsement without completing formal recertification training.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 46 CFR 10 46 CFR 11 46 CFR 15 46 U.S.C. 7302 46 U.S.C. 7101 Pub. L. 115-282 Statutory Other 02/02/2019 CGAA 2018, sec. 829 requires by Feb. 2, 2019, a final rule eliminating requirement that a mariner actively using the mariner's credential complete an approved refresher course. Statutory Other 02/08/2017 CGAA 2015, sec. 304 requires that the process must be established within 1 year (8 Feb 2017) and completed within 6 years of CGAA 2015, being enacted (8 Feb 2016). No NPRM 06/11/2018 83 FR 26933 NPRM Comment Period End 07/11/2018 Final Rule 05/00/2019 No None No No No No Megan Johns Project Manager 1625 U.S. Coast Guard USCG 202 372-1225 megan.c.johns@uscg.mil CG-MMC-2, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7509, Washington DC 20593-7509