§ 12.02-12 - Identity.

(a) Each person applying for a merchant mariner's document shall present acceptable proof of identity. Proof of identity shall consist of two current forms of identification, one of which shall contain a photo of the applicant. The Coast Guard may require other identification information reasonably necessary to prove the applicant's identity.

(b) The following credentials are acceptable proof of identity:

(1) Unexpired U.S. military identification card;

(2) Unexpired U.S. driver's license;

(3) Unexpired U.S. passport;

(4) Unexpired official identification card issued by a federal, State, or local government or by a territory or possession of the U.S. (including a federal employee's identification credential);

(5) Unexpired port credential, with photo of the applicant, issued by State or local port authority;

(6) Unexpired law enforcement credential, with photo of the applicant;

(7) Unexpired merchant mariner's document issued after February 3, 2003;

(8) Unexpired foreign passport; or

(9) Birth Certificate or Birth Registration, issued by a State, county, municipality or outlying possession of the U.S.