This policy provides guidance for the issuance of Merchant Mariner Credential endorsements in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended, for Basic and Advanced Polar Code Operations. This policy is effective June 22, 2018, but the Coast Guard requests public comments on it.
Source: Federal Register Notices
Link: 6/22/2018: Notice of Policy Implementing the 2016 Amendments to STCW in Support of the Polar Code