46 C.F.R. § 12.02-5 Form in which documents are issued.
Title 46 - Shipping
(a) Every certificate of service, certificate of efficiency, or certificate of identification issued or reissued after November 1, 1945, shall be in the form of a merchant mariner's document, Coast Guard Form CG-2838, and wherever such certificates are mentioned in this part they shall be deemed to include merchant mariner's documents representing such certificates. (b) Continuous discharge books are issued on Coast Guard Form CG-719B. [CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by USCG-2003–14500, 69 FR 532, Jan. 6, 2004]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 12—CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN
Subpart 12.02—General Requirements for Certification
§ 12.02-5 Form in which documents are issued.

