If you don’t know what you’re doing, getting a MARAD waiver might be complicated. MARAD waivers enable some not qualified people under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (known as the Jones Act) to receive a mariner’s license via a Maritime Administration (MARAD) waiver. One-stop shop for all things maritime: Merchant Mariner’s Authorization Database. Employers…
MARAD Wavier Explained
Of all of the different forms on our vessel documentation services site, the MARAD Waiver, or the MARAD Small Vessel Waiver Program, specifically, is one that we get the most questions about. To be clear, this is not a kind of vessel documentation that will apply to all that many boat owners. That being said,…
Marad Waiver: Updated Info You Need to Know
Many many years ago our very own governors came up with an idea to protect American maritime activities. The problem was that, at the same time, the consequences of their actions were detrimental of foreign-built vessels intending to trade. That is the reason behind the creation of the Small Vessel Marad Waiver that we will…