{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-10.101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 10.101","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The regulations in this part provide:\n(a) A means of determining and verifying the qualifications an applicant must possess to be eligible for certification to serve on merchant vessels;\n(b) A means of determining that an applicant is competent to serve under the authority of their Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC);\n(c) A means of confirming that an applicant does not pose a threat to national security through the requirement to hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC); and\n(d) A means of determining whether the applicant for an MMC is a safe and suitable person.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—MERCHANT MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN","PART 10—MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIAL","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"6f475c1e8bdcff798471a930c55c5ef2bf2f125c695817a2bae5fc674cf29221","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-9.17","next":"us/46-cfr-10.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}