Seafarers

Imagine the times when military fleets set off on multi-month voyages, and the lives of sailors depended not only on the course of hostilities, but also on the banal level of medical support. Infectious diseases, injuries, and lack of proper care caused significant losses among military crews.

How a native of Bukovina developed the medical charter of the military fleet and why every Ukrainian should know about it, read in the USM material.

Thanks to the new service on the Diya portal, Ukrainian seafarers saved more than $600,000 in two months.

Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained on Suspicion of Crimes were approved in Geneva.

The State Qualification Commission of Seafarers will work in an intensified mode until the end of the year to graduate every seafarer.

The Shipping Administration submitted about 100 complaints to law enforcement agencies regarding possible forgery of documents.

Since the beginning of the certification reform, the Shipping Administration has issued more than 80,000 qualification documents to seafarers, of which more than 50,000 will be issued in 2024.

As of April 8, 3,449 sailors used the service of obtaining a seafarer’s record book by mail.

This Saturday, December 23, the full issuance of the original qualification documents to sailors (with Action/without Action) will take place in Odesa.

The Shipping Administration conducted the first exam for the right to operate a pleasure boat. The international certificate of the shipowner will be received within 5 or 10 working days.

The State Service of Sea and Inland Water Transport and Shipping of Ukraine has opened an updated contact center for seafarers’ consultations.