Practical flag service guide

Active — official registration services published; class and seafarer procedures are limited or route-specific

Moldova Maritime Services

Moldova flag-service coordination for State Register of Ships filings, case-specific class/statutory routes and published seafarer documents. ANRM and the authorized society, inspector or training centre make decisions and issue documents; Pharaohs Marine reviews, coordinates, tracks and delivers when available.

Operational information reviewed: 2026-09-13

One country, one working guide

Routes, requirements, timing and expected documents.

How to use this page

The Naval Agency of the Republic of Moldova (ANRM/NARM) administers the State Register of Ships, flag-state functions and navigation-personnel documents. We review files, prepare route checklists, coordinate the proper ANRM or authorized-organization route, track requests and deliver issued documents where available. Our appointed surveyor can conduct applicable class or statutory survey work only when a current appointment and Moldova authority are confirmed; the named ANRM, society, inspector or training centre remains the issuer. The reviewed public material does not publish a complete current merchant-seafarer CoC/CoP or foreign-endorsement route.

MoldovaVerified

Ship Registration

Verified: ANRM publishes State Register of Ships routes for permanent, provisional/temporary, bareboat/leasing and inland-vessel construction, plus registry-maintenance actions. Requirements and timing remain vessel- and route-specific; ANRM issues the registry documents.

Service routes

Registration types

Permanent registration

Use this route for: Enter a qualifying maritime, river-sea or inland-navigation vessel in Moldova’s State Register of Ships and obtain the permanent nationality document.

Requirements for Permanent registration

Completed ANRM registration application and prescribed registration questionnaire.
Owner identity document or company-registration extract, plus administrator or authorized-signatory identity documents.
Proof of ownership, such as a sale-and-purchase contract, builder’s certificate, donation contract, inheritance certificate or final court decision.
Original previous-registry cancellation or deletion certificate and deletion-date evidence in the Continuous Synopsis Record.
Current good-seaworthiness, class, tonnage, freeboard and applicable passenger or inland-navigation technical-compliance certificates.
Current statutory or conventional certificates, Continuous Synopsis Record documents and recognized-organization acceptance or examination evidence, where applicable.
Encumbrance or pledge evidence and required consents, plus applicable oil-pollution insurance, customs documents, photographs and payment confirmation.
Power of attorney for an authorized representative, where used.

Validity

Certificate of nationality: one year; annual confirmation or renewal is required.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Permanent certificate of nationality
State Register of Ships registration record

Important conditions

Vessel, owner, operator and beneficial-owner conditions, recognized-organization requirements, prior-registry evidence and resident-representative requirements apply as relevant.
The official process describes a provisional stage where previous registration must be cancelled; permanent entry follows original deletion evidence and review.
ANRM is the registrar and issuer; acceptance is case-specific.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

We review the vessel file, prepare the route checklist, submit and coordinate with ANRM through the proper registry route, track requests and deliver the issued registry documents.

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Provisional or temporary registration

Use this route for: Open a Moldova State Register of Ships file for the provisional or temporary stage where the route and vessel operation permit it.

Requirements for Provisional or temporary registration

Completed ANRM registration application and prescribed registration questionnaire.
Owner or company identity records and power of attorney for an authorized representative, where used.
Proof of ownership and previous-registry certificate, extract, cancellation or deletion evidence, as applicable.
Current good-seaworthiness, class, tonnage, freeboard and statutory or conventional certificates relevant to the vessel.
Continuous Synopsis Record documents, encumbrance evidence and recognized-organization acceptance or examination evidence, where applicable.
Technical-conformity, operational-history or ANRM examination evidence requested for the route.
Payment confirmation, photographs and other original, translated or legalized records requested by ANRM.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Provisional or temporary certificate of nationality, as applicable
Provisional or temporary State Register of Ships entry

Important conditions

ANRM uses provisional and temporary terminology for different routes; confirm the current form and exact route.
For permanent registration, this stage may continue while prior registration is cancelled and original documents are completed.
Do not use the legacy six-month statement without current ANRM confirmation.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

We review the file, prepare the route checklist, submit and coordinate the provisional or temporary route with ANRM, track missing items and deliver the issued document.

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Bareboat or leasing registration

Use this route for: Register a vessel temporarily or provisionally under Moldova’s flag using a bareboat or leasing arrangement and previous-registry evidence.

Requirements for Bareboat or leasing registration

Completed ANRM registration application and prescribed registration questionnaire.
Bareboat or leasing contract.
Previous registry permission, suspension, provisional deletion or equivalent passage document.
Proof of ownership, owner or charterer corporate records and identity documents.
Previous-registry certificate or extract showing registration status and encumbrances, plus required consents.
Current class, tonnage, freeboard, good-seaworthiness and applicable statutory or conventional certificates.
Continuous Synopsis Record documents, recognized-organization acceptance or examination evidence and power of attorney, where applicable.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Provisional or route-specific certificate of nationality
Bareboat or leasing State Register of Ships entry

Important conditions

The previous registry’s permission, suspension, provisional deletion or equivalent evidence must support the requested passage.
Vessel, owner, operator, beneficial-owner, technical and recognized-organization checks remain route-specific.
ANRM remains the registrar and issuer.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

We review the bareboat or leasing file, prepare the checklist, submit and coordinate with ANRM through the proper registry route, track conditions and deliver the issued document.

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Registration of an inland-navigation vessel under construction

Use this route for: Register an inland-navigation vessel under construction and obtain the construction-route documents.

Requirements for Registration of an inland-navigation vessel under construction

Future owner’s written request.
Owner and representative identity or company-registration documents.
Approved general plan.
Construction or reinforcement contract.
Specialized shipbuilding project.
Payment confirmation and additional construction-monitoring or technical documents requested by ANRM or the recognized organization.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Vessel-construction certificate
Provisional permit to fly Moldova’s flag for an inland-navigation vessel under construction, where issued
State Register of Ships construction entry

Important conditions

The published route concerns an inland-navigation vessel under construction.
Construction monitoring may involve ANRM and/or a recognized organization.
ANRM remains the registrar and issuer; acceptance and additional evidence are case-specific.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

We review the construction file, prepare the route checklist, submit and coordinate with ANRM through the proper registry route, track requests and deliver the issued documents.

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Registry maintenance and related actions

Use this route for: Maintain or amend an existing Moldova State Register of Ships record, including annual confirmation, changes, encumbrances, deletion, suspension and extracts.

Requirements for Registry maintenance and related actions

Action-specific written application or request to ANRM.
Existing certificate of nationality or State Register of Ships record.
Supporting name, vessel-characteristic, ownership, bareboat, recognized-organization or other change document, as applicable.
Pledge or encumbrance evidence and required creditor, owner or previous-flag consents, where applicable.
Deletion, suspension or temporary-foreign-registration evidence, where applicable.
Power of attorney and payment confirmation, where applicable.

Validity

Annual confirmation follows the one-year nationality-certificate cycle; other outputs follow the entry or document issued for the action.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Annual confirmation or renewed certificate of nationality
Amended certificate of nationality or registry entry
Encumbrance, deletion or suspension confirmation
State Register of Ships extract or detailed historical extract

Important conditions

Changes to information entered in the State Register of Ships must be notified within 10 working days where the Rules apply.
The action and output depend on the existing registry entry and ANRM review.
ANRM remains the registrar and issuer.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

We review the existing registry record, prepare the action checklist, submit and coordinate with ANRM through the proper registry route, track the update and deliver the issued extract or document.

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MoldovaLimited

Class & Statutory

Limited: ANRM publishes recognized classification societies and flag-state inspection and exemption services, but not a per-certificate authority matrix. Current authorization, survey scope and issuer must be verified before engagement.

Service routes

Class, statutory and inspection routes

Class survey and certificate through an ANRM-recognized classification society

Use this route for: Arrange class survey and class certification through a society recognized by ANRM for the vessel and requested class work.

Requirements for Class survey and certificate through an ANRM-recognized classification society

Written class-service request identifying the vessel, class status and survey or certificate due.
Vessel particulars, registry or nationality document and owner or operator contact details.
Current class certificate, class status report and survey history, where available.
Plans, manuals, technical records and inspection evidence requested by the selected classification society.
Applicable statutory certificates and deficiency records needed for the class review.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Class certificate
Class survey report or endorsement, where issued

Important conditions

ANRM’s published list is not a per-vessel or per-certificate authorization matrix; current society scope must be verified before engagement.
Class validity and survey cycles follow the selected society’s rules.
The named classification society remains the issuer of class documents.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

Where Pharaohs Marine has a current surveyor appointment and the appointing society has current Moldova authority for the requested class work, our appointed surveyor can conduct the applicable survey and manage certification directly from our office through that society. If the owner selects another authorized society, we coordinate with it; the named society remains the issuer.

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Delegated statutory survey or certification

Use this route for: Arrange a statutory survey or certificate through ANRM or a recognized organization acting within current Moldova authority for the vessel and instrument.

Requirements for Delegated statutory survey or certification

Written survey or certification request identifying the certificate, convention and vessel.
Vessel particulars, Moldova registration or nationality document and owner or operator records.
Existing statutory or conventional certificates, endorsements and survey history.
Plans, manuals, inspection records and technical evidence requested for the applicable instrument.
Current class, recognized-organization and deficiency records, where relevant.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Statutory or conventional certificate
Survey report or certificate endorsement, where issued

Important conditions

Current written authority for the exact society, vessel, convention, certificate and delegation scope must be verified before engagement.
ANRM or the named recognized organization remains the issuer; the ANRM list alone does not prove statutory authority.
The applicable instrument and certificate control survey cycles and conditions.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

Where Pharaohs Marine has a current surveyor appointment and the appointing society, RO or RSO has current Moldova authority for the requested certificate, our appointed surveyor can conduct the applicable survey or audit and manage certification directly from our office through the appointing organization. If the owner selects another authorized organization, we coordinate with it; the named organization or ANRM remains the issuer.

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Flag-state inspection by ANRM

Use this route for: Request or respond to an ANRM flag inspection at registration, after detention or on request, including a delegated inspection route where applicable.

Requirements for Flag-state inspection by ANRM

Written inspection request or ANRM inspection notice identifying the vessel and inspection reason.
Vessel particulars, registration or nationality document and owner or operator records.
Current statutory, conventional and class certificates.
Deficiency, detention, corrective-action and previous inspection records, where applicable.
Plans, manuals and technical evidence requested by ANRM or the delegated inspector.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

ANRM flag-inspection report or findings
Delegated flag-inspection report or findings, where applicable

Important conditions

The published service covers inspection at registration, detention or request and inspection with delegation.
A delegated inspection must remain within the current written ANRM delegation and inspector scope.
ANRM or the delegated inspector remains the issuer of the inspection report or findings.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

Where the requested inspection is within a current ANRM delegation and Pharaohs Marine has a current surveyor appointment, our appointed surveyor can conduct the applicable delegated inspection and manage the file through the appointing organization. Otherwise, we coordinate with ANRM or another authorized inspector; ANRM or the delegated inspector remains the issuer.

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Certificate of exemption for conventional ships

Use this route for: Submit a case-specific request for ANRM’s certificate of exemption for a conventional ship.

Requirements for Certificate of exemption for conventional ships

Written exemption request identifying the vessel, requirement and applicable instrument.
Current statutory or conventional certificates and the deficiency, equivalence or other grounds for the request.
Technical evidence supporting the requested exemption, including plans, manuals or inspection records requested by ANRM.
Vessel particulars, registration or nationality document and owner or operator records.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Certificate of exemption for conventional ships

Important conditions

The route is a case-specific ANRM decision; the reviewed public service does not publish a universal exemption checklist or approval standard.
Any survey or audit must be within the current authority of the named organization; ANRM remains the issuer of the exemption certificate.
No exemption outcome is guaranteed.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

Where Pharaohs Marine has a current surveyor appointment and the appointing society, RO or RSO has current Moldova authority for the requested survey or audit, our appointed surveyor can conduct the applicable work and manage certification directly from our office through the appointing organization. If the owner selects another authorized organization, we coordinate with it; ANRM remains the issuer of the exemption certificate.

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Classification / RO list status 28 named organizations

Source date, scope and limitations

Current named class list verified on the ANRM website: 27 general classification-society names, plus Russian River Register in a separate Danube-river tanker-only list, yielding 28 unique named rows. An older named RO-agreement list is also verified: ANRM Circular Letter No. 01-622 dated 24 December 2021 names Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Poland/Polish Register of Shipping, and Korean Register of Shipping as the three societies with signed Moldova RO Code agreements. The current ANRM page is undated and does not publish a per-organization, per-convention or per-certificate statutory matrix; the three 2021 agreement entries are not represented as guaranteed current authorization.

Current delegation

Authorized classification societies & recognized organizations

Organization	Type	Class certificate	Full scope	Partial scope	ISSC scope	Official scope matrix	Official list
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping	Classification society and Recognized Organization (RO)	Yes	1 published items Statutory surveys and certification under the signed Moldova RO Code agreement, as described by the 24 December 2021 ANRM circular; exact convention-by-convention and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources; the reviewed RO framework excludes SOLAS XI-2 from its listed RO convention scope and no named ISPS/ISSC delegation is published.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
American Bureau of Shipping	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Bureau Veritas	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Germanischer Lloyd	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Registro Italiano Navale	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Det Norske Veritas	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
China Classification Society	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Korean Register of Shipping	Classification society and Recognized Organization (RO)	Yes	1 published items Statutory surveys and certification under the signed Moldova RO Code agreement, as described by the 24 December 2021 ANRM circular; exact convention-by-convention and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources; the reviewed RO framework excludes SOLAS XI-2 from its listed RO convention scope and no named ISPS/ISSC delegation is published.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
State Enterprise „Registrul Naval”	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Shipping Register of Ucraine	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Bulgarian Register of Shipping	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Maritime Bureau of Shipping	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Poland Register of Shipping	Classification society and Recognized Organization (RO)	Yes	1 published items Statutory surveys and certification under the signed Moldova RO Code agreement, as described by the 24 December 2021 ANRM circular; exact convention-by-convention and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources; the reviewed RO framework excludes SOLAS XI-2 from its listed RO convention scope and no named ISPS/ISSC delegation is published.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Hellenic Register of Shipping	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Cyprus Bureau of Shipping	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
International Register of Shipping	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Dromon Bureau of Shipping	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Maritime Lloyd	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
International Naval Surveys Bureau (INSB)	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Turk Loydu	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Veritas Register of Shipping C.A. – Venezuela	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Intermaritime Certification Services (ICS Class) – Panama	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Isthmus Bureau of Shipping (ClassIBS)	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Phoenix Register of Shipping (PH.R.S)	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Mediterranean Shipping Register (MSR)	Classification society (ANRM recognized classification-society list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing by ANRM for class work; exact vessel, vessel-type and certificate scope is not published.	—	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗
Russian River Register	Classification society (Danube tanker-only list; class authority only)	Yes	1 published items Classification-society recognition/listing for Danube river tankers only; exact certificate scope is not published.	1 published items Danube river tankers only.	Not established in the reviewed official sources.	Open official matrix ↗	Open official source ↗

RSO list status No public named list verified

Policy-only: Government Decision No. 23/2024 establishes competency and procedural rules for security organizations that may perform port-security assessments and plans, but the reviewed current official sources do not publish a named Moldova Recognized Security Organization list or an organization-specific ISPS/ISSC authorization matrix. No RSO rows are therefore added.

MoldovaLimited

Seafarer Certification

Limited: ANRM verifies Seafarer’s Identity Document and Seaman’s Book services and has a national certification mandate. A complete current merchant CoC/CoP or foreign-certificate endorsement route is not published in the reviewed official material.

Service routes

Credential and document routes

National brevet or certificate of capacity

Use this route for: Request a Moldovan navigation-personnel brevet or certificate of capacity when ANRM confirms the current role-specific route.

Requirements for National brevet or certificate of capacity

Current ANRM application or examination-enrolment form for the confirmed role; the merchant-seafarer checklist is not published.
Identity document and passport or qualifying travel document.
Role-specific training, sea-service, medical and examination evidence requested by ANRM.
Existing brevet or certificate of capacity and revalidation evidence, where applicable.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Moldovan brevet or certificate of capacity
Attestation or certificate of conformity, where applicable under ANRM’s mandate

Important conditions

ANRM’s legal mandate verifies national certification functions; its current public page lists recreational-craft exams, not a complete merchant CoC or CoP route.
Confirm role, STCW level, training-centre status and medical requirements with ANRM before engagement.
A Seaman’s Book or Seafarer’s Identity Document is not a CoC or CoP.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

If ANRM confirms a training-related route and the centre’s approval is current, we review the file, submit it to an approved training centre Pharaohs Marine works with, coordinate the course-certificate process, submit to ANRM where required, track issuance and deliver the electronic certificate when available. ANRM or the approved centre remains the issuer.

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Recognition endorsement of a foreign STCW certificate (current public route not verified)

Use this route for: Seek ANRM recognition of a foreign STCW Certificate of Competence or Proficiency only if ANRM confirms a current Moldova route.

Requirements for Recognition endorsement of a foreign STCW certificate (current public route not verified)

Foreign Certificate of Competence or Certificate of Proficiency.
Current authenticity or verification evidence from the issuing administration, if required by ANRM.
Identity, medical, training and sea-service documents only as requested under the confirmed route.
Current ANRM endorsement application or form; not published in the reviewed official route.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Moldova recognition endorsement of a foreign CoC or CoP, if a current route is confirmed and approved by ANRM

Important conditions

A 2020 ANRM directive references endorsements under STCW Regulation I/10, but it is historical and not a current general application procedure.
Do not use legacy three-month or same-validity claims and do not treat a foreign certificate as automatically valid on a Moldova-flag vessel.
ANRM remains the issuer; the current accepted administrations, scope and checklist require confirmation before engagement.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

Only after ANRM confirms a current route, we review the complete file, submit it directly to ANRM, track the decision and deliver the issued endorsement document. ANRM remains the issuer.

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Seafarer’s Identity Document

Use this route for: Obtain ANRM’s Seafarer’s Identity Document for a Moldovan citizen or foreigner with permanent residence in Moldova.

Requirements for Seafarer’s Identity Document

Moldovan national identity card or permanent residence permit.
Passport or qualifying travel document.
Moldovan criminal record.
Certificate of competency and valid confirmation for a seafarer or onboard-service person, or an academic transcript for a student.
Medical certificate in the stated form or from an authorized medical centre.
Two colour photographs.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Seafarer’s Identity Document

Important conditions

This is an identity document, not a national CoC or CoP and not a Seaman’s Book.
ANRM remains the issuer and controls the current application form and document requirements.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

We review the identity, travel, criminal-record, competency or student, medical and photograph file, submit it directly to ANRM, track the process and deliver the issued document. ANRM remains the issuer.

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Seaman’s Book

Use this route for: Obtain ANRM’s Seaman’s Book as a separate seafarer record document.

Requirements for Seaman’s Book

Moldovan national identity card or permanent residence permit.
Passport or qualifying travel document.
Moldovan criminal record.
Certificate of competency and valid confirmation for a seafarer or onboard-service person, or an academic transcript for a student.
Medical certificate in the stated form or from an authorized medical centre.
Two colour photographs.

Validity

Not published in the reviewed official route.

Processing: Not published by the flag administration for this route.

Issued documents

Seaman’s Book

Important conditions

This is a separate seafarer record or identity document, not a national CoC or CoP; a distinct rating CDC route was not verified.
ANRM remains the issuer and controls the current application form and document requirements.

How Pharaohs Marine helps

We review the identity, travel, criminal-record, competency or student, medical and photograph file, submit it directly to ANRM, track the process and deliver the issued Seaman’s Book. ANRM remains the issuer.

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Training-centre list status No public named list verified

Policy-only/no current named list verified: the reviewed 2026 Government of Moldova STCW/seafarer-regulation draft requires ANRM to publish and update an approved navigator-training-institution list with certificate types, training confirmations and approval-certificate validity periods, but it names no centres. The current ANRM public certification and identity-document pages likewise publish no named approved maritime/STCW training-centre directory. Exact course scope, resolutions and expiry dates are therefore unavailable in the reviewed official sources.

Primary references

Official sources used for this guide.

Published requirements and authorization scopes can change. We verify the current route again when preparing a live file.

01ANRM — Registration of ships/vessels serviceArray 02Republic of Moldova Government Decision No. 1035/2023 — Rules for state registration of shipsArray 03Republic of Moldova Government Decision No. 1035/2023 — English Rules publicationArray 04ANRM — Recognized organizations and classification societiesArray 05ANRM — Port-State and flag-State functionsArray 06Government Decision No. 706/2018 — Regulation on organization and functioning of ANRMArray 07ANRM — Navigation personnel identity document serviceArray 08ANRM — Certification of navigation personnel serviceArray 09ANRM — Operational Directive No. 196 of 31 March 2020Array 10IMO — Recognized OrganizationsArray 11IMO — Certificate VerificationArray 12IMO MSC-MEPC.6/Circ.24 national contacts, updated 30 April 2026Array 13ANRM/NARM — Circular Letter No. 01-622 of 24 December 2021 on modifications of national legislation regarding recognized organizationsArray 14Government Decision No. 2/2020 — Common norms and standards for recognized organizations performing inspection and control of maritime and mixed-traffic vesselsArray 15Government Decision No. 23/2024 — Port and ship security regulationsArray 16Government of Moldova — 2026 draft regulation on minimum seafarer training and maritime-crew certificationArray

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