Seamen

The Maritime Administration reported on the situation with the training centers and the documents of the seafarers.

At the end of 2020, the Panama Maritime Authority, the leader in the number of vessels registered under its flag, opened an official representative office in Ukraine, namely in Odessa. Juan Maltez, the Director of the General Directorate of Seafarers of Panama Maritime Authority, and Evgeniy Sukachev, the Head of the office of Panama Maritime Authority in Ukraine, talk about crew change issues, the benefits of the Panamanian flag and cooperation between the Panama Maritime Authority and Ukraine.

The Maritime Administration proposes to introduce a system of video control of state inspections in training centers for seafarers. The corresponding decree must be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

In Kherson, a man was arrested who recruited seafarers to work on small vessels and transport migrants to the EU.

Morrichservice has opened the opportunity to undergo computer CES testing for seafarers in any of its service centers.

In early November, MIU announced the restoration of electronic services for seafarers. So far – only in test mode and only on the ITCS website, which has switched to the state domain.

In the Odesa service center of Morrechservice, the first testing took place to confirm the qualifications of a seafarer using the Crew Evaluation System 6.0.

Ukrainian seafarers can confirm their qualifications using CES testing by submitting an application on the restored website of the Inspectorate for Training and Certification of Seafarers.

In the Reni port, a 41-year-old boatswain fell from the board of the dry-cargo vessel Right Step.

In Baltimore, USA, an additional training course for the 5th Ukrainian crew of Island-class patrol boats was completed.