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.

“Unfortunately, we have to work with documents, which in most cases are in terrible condition. In order for the verification of seafarers’ qualification documents to take place quickly, we need not only to “resuscitate” them, but also to digitize them,” said Yevhen Ignatenko, head of the Shipping Administration.

Currently, you can use the web portal of the Administration to verify documents.

Ignatenko also reminded that according to the new certification procedure, in accordance with Government Resolution №1499, the issuance and verification of documents is the exclusive competence of the Shipping Administration.

“Once again, I ask sailors not to turn to “agents” for services. By doing this, you are harming the entire marine community. If the seafarer still contacted the “agent” and obtained the qualification document in an illegal way, he can contact the Shipping Administration and get a new one so as not to have problems in the future,” Ignatenko noted.