Shipping Administration

Ukrainian seamen can now get documents through a representative
Now Ukrainian sailors can apply and receive qualification documents through a representative.

The Shipping Administration renewed the procedure for verifying the seamen documents
The State Service of Sea and Inland Water Transport and Shipping of Ukraine carries out the procedure of verification of seafarer’s documents as usual.

The first exam in a new way: Ukrainian seafarers are already receiving documents
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.

Shipping administrations want to allow shipping to be stopped during the war
As a whole, the Verkhovna Rada adopted draft Law No. 7651 “On Inland Water Transport” regarding shipping during the introduction of a state of war or state of emergency.

The validity period of seamen documents was extended until the end of the year
The Ministry of Infrastructure has extended the validity period of seafarers’ qualification documents until December 31 of the current year.

Now also online: The Shipping Administration has opened the acceptance of applications for exams
Seafarers can apply for exams to obtain an international certificate. The service is also available online, and the document itself allows you to operate a pleasure boat.

Serhii Gurskyi became the new head of the Shipping Register
The Shipping Administration has appointed Serhii Gurskyi as the General Director of the State Enterprise “Classification Society Shipping Register of Ukraine”.

They want to complicate the certification of seamen again: the case will be considered by the court
A court hearing will be held today in Kyiv regarding the cancellation of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on simplifying the procedure for certifying seamen.

In Ukraine, the qualification confirmation procedure for small vessel drivers has been updated
From now on, the drivers of small vessels and jet skis will be able to confirm their qualifications according to the new procedure.

UDS changes the russian names of its vessels to Ukrainian ones
“Ukrainian Danube Shipping” is already registering the new Ukrainian names of the first 12 ships in the Shipping Administration.