Ukrainian seafarers saved over $600,000 due to a new service in Action

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

This is a service that allows a seafarer to authorize a representative who can receive his qualification documents, said Yevgenii Ignatenko, head of the Shipping Administration.

In just two months, more than 3,000 seafarers used the service, who as a result received the documents necessary for work without spending unnecessary time and money on notary services.

Before the launch of the service, seafarers had to make a paper power of attorney abroad, translate it, certify it – and this is not a complete list of necessary steps. The total cost of notary services abroad to obtain one qualification document in Ukraine ranged from $200.

Thus, in just two months, 3,000 seafarers saved more than $600,000.

How to obtain seafarer documents through a representative

In order to use this functionality, you need to submit an application online on the “Diya” portal, and when completing this application, simply indicate the data about the representative who will receive the finished documents in Ukraine.

You can authorize anyone to receive qualification documents using the “Diya” portal. These can be relatives, friends, or just acquaintances.

When forming the application, the seafarer indicates one of three locations where his representative will receive the document: the Shipping Administration in Kyiv, or the State Enterprise “Morrichservice” in Kyiv and Odesa.

Immediately after printing the qualification document, the authorized representative will receive a letter with a decision containing a QR code. The seafarer’s authorized person goes to the Shipping Administration or the State Enterprise “Morrichservice”, shows a letter with a QR code and a document certifying his identity.

The new functionality also provides the ability to verify the data about the representative by scanning the QR code, thereby minimizing the risk of issuing qualification documents under “fake” powers of attorney.

USM previously reported that Guidelines for the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained on Suspicion of Crimes were approved in Geneva.