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Seafarer Certification

Seafarers’ certification under St. Kitts and Nevis

Certificates of competency, GMDSS, endorsements, licences and flag-specific services.

Endorsements under St. Kitts and Nevis:

Endorsement is mandatory for all officers onboard vessels under St. Kitts and Nevis whether they are listed in the minimum safe manning certificate or not

Provisional certificate of endorsement (CT) is issued valid for three months with possibility of extension of another three months

During the three months period full term endorsement is issued with the same validity of the national license

Requirements for crew endorsements under St. Kitts and Nevis:

  • Application Form
  • Copy of passport
  • 2 x Passport size photos – with applicants name printed on the reverse.
  • Valid Medical Fitness Certificate (the medical examination must be carried out no more than 18 months before application)
  • Copies of training certificates (if applying for CDC only)
  • Security training Certificate
  • Current CDC (if requesting renewal/replacement)
  • Copy of current Certificate of Competency (CoC)
  • Copy of current additional Endorsement (GMDSS, Tanker, etc) (if applying for this)
  • Proof of Sea Service – copy of sea service certificates or pages from seamen’s book showing personal details and ranks served.
  • Current CoE (if applying for extension)

Endorsement awith Pharaohs Marine Surveyors under Panama:

  • One working day processing time for endorsments
  • Assist for medical certificate if not available
  • License endorsement
  • GOC endorsements
  • Endorsement of Ship security officer/ Designated security duties or Ship security awareness
  • Tankers familiarization endorsement
  • All prices include courier expenses
  • Follow up untl full term is issued