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Bahamas: seafarer documents

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Brief entry
Checked 6 October 2026

Document names: 29
Issued by: Bahamas Maritime Authority
National documents: 1

Country pages are brief entries for now: names and authorities with their sources. The conditions of national documents are published after bilingual editing.

Contents6

1 Certificates and qualifications

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Deck¹	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Deck	Same document
Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Engine¹	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Engine	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer, 3,000 kW or more²	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer, 750–3,000 kW³	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kW	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate (unrestricted)⁴	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or more	Same document
Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch¹	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Electro-Technical Officer⁵	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Electro-Technical Officer, 750 kW or more	Same document
Certificate of Proficiency – Electro-Technical Rating⁶	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Proficiency – Electro-Technical Rating	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Master (unrestricted)⁷	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or more	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Master, ships between 500 GT and 3,000 GT⁸	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GT	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Master, ships less than 500 GT, near-coastal voyages⁹	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Master, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Barge Supervisor¹⁰	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Barge Supervisor Certificate of Competency	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Ballast Control Operator¹⁰	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Ballast Control Operator Certificate of Competency	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Maintenance Supervisor¹⁰	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Maintenance Supervisor Certificate of Competency	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Offshore Installation Manager¹⁰	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Offshore Installation Manager Certificate of Competency	Same document
Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch¹	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch¹¹	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch / Designated Duty Engineer in Periodically Unmanned Machinery Spaces, 750 kW or more MoreLess	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch¹²	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or more	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, ships less than 500 GT, near-coastal voyages¹³	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages	Same document
GMDSS Radio Operator Certificate¹⁴	Bahamas Maritime Authority	GMDSS Radio Operator Certificate	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer, 3,000 kW or more¹⁵	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Same document
Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer, 750–3,000 kW¹⁶	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kW	Same document

2 Endorsements and recognition

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Bahamas Flag State Endorsement¹⁷	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate	Same document

3 Safety and security

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Certificate of Proficiency in Designated Security Duties¹⁸	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties	Same document
Certificate of Proficiency in Security Awareness¹⁸	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Security Awareness Training	Same document
Certificate of Proficiency for Ship Security Officers¹⁸	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Ship Security Officer	Same document

4 Medical documents

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Seafarer’s Medical Certificate¹⁹	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Seafarer Medical Fitness Certificate	Same document

5 Education and sea service

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Certificate of Discharge²⁰	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Record of Employment on Board Ship	Same document
Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book²¹	Bahamas Maritime Authority	Record of Employment on Board Ship	Same document

6 National documents

IV/2GMDSS Radio Operator CertificateBrief entry

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