---
title: "Build the transportation-worker identification credential register"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-the-maritime-security-identification-card-register/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-NE20261022-7-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the transportation-worker identification credential register

> From the credential and the file, record the expiration date printed on it, whether the file shows an extension aligning that date with a license or merchant mariner document, and which category in section 70105(b)(2)…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | From the credential and the file, record the expiration date printed on it, whether the file shows an extension aligning that date with a license or merchant mariner document, and which category in section 70105(b)(2) the file says the person is in. Do not decide that the person is eligible. |
| What the lawyer must review | Section 70105(a) requires regulations to prevent entry to a secure area designated in a vessel or facility security plan approved under section 70103 unless the individual holds a transportation worker identification credential and is authorized under the plan, or is accompanied by such an individual. A person shall not admit an individual except in compliance with that rule. Subsection (b) requires issuance of a biometric credential to the categories in paragraph (2) unless the Secretary determines the individual poses a security risk warranting denial. Paragraph (3) allows the Secretary to extend expiration for up to one year to align it with a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner document under chapter 71 or 73. The register records the credential. You decide whether a renewal is needed and whether a category depends on a determination the Secretary has not made. The disqualification lists in subsection (c) are not applied by the register. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build the maritime security identification card register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/build-the-maritime-security-identification-card-register.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the credential and the file, record the expiration date printed on it, whether the file shows an extension aligning that date with a license or merchant mariner document, and which category in section 70105(b)(2) the file says the person is in. Do not decide that the person is eligible.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 70103, which approves the security plan that designates the secure area, was not opened.
- The credential is not a merchant mariner license. Section 7101 is cited only because subsection (b)(3) aligns expiration with one.

## Sources

- [46 USC section 70105 (transportation worker identification credential)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/70105) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [46 USC section 7101 (licenses and certificates of registry)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/7101) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*