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Marsec level
District 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Northeast (D1)
First District Command Center Number: (866) 842-1560 - For maritime emergency use only
District 5: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C
Mid Atlantic (D5)
Fifth District Command Center Number: (757) 398-6231 - For maritime emergency use only
District 7: Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, South Carolina
Southeast (D7)
Seventh District Command Center Number: (305) 415-6800 - For maritime emergency use only
District 8: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
Heartland (D8)
Eighth District Command Center Number: (504) 589-6225 - For maritime emergency use only
District 9: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Winsconsin
Great Lakes (D9)
Ninth District Command Center Number: (216) 902-6117 - For maritime emergency use only
District 11: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
Pacific Southwest (D11)
Eleventh District Command Center Number: (800) 246-7236 - For maritime emergency use only
District 13: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington,
Pacific Northwest (D13)
Thirteenth District Command Center Number: (206) 220-7001 - For maritime emergency use only
District 14: Hawaii
Hawaii and the Pacific (D14)
Fourteenth District Command Center Number: (808) 535-3333 - For maritime emergency use only
District 17: Alaska
Alaska (D17)
Seventh District Command Center Number: (907) 463-2000 - For maritime emergency use only

 National Vessel Documentation Center

Contact Information for renewing vessel credentials.

 National Maritime Center

Contact Information for renewing mariner licenses.

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