Iceland: seafarer documents

How a document is named in the country that issued it and who issues it. Country means the issuing country, not the nationality of the seafarer.

Brief entry
Checked 6 October 2026

Document names: 29
Issued by: Samgöngustofa
National documents: 8

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

Contents5

1 Certificates and qualifications

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Sérhæfður þilfarsliði¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Deck	Same document
Sérhæfður vélarliði²	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Engine	Same document
Yfirstýrimaður D/(3.)¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or more	Same document
Yfirstýrimaður C/(2.)¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 500–3,000 GT	Same document
Yfirvélstjóri A/(2.)²	Samgöngustofa	Chief Engineer Certificate A/(2.), under 750 kW, coastal	Same document
Yfirvélstjóri VVY²	Samgöngustofa	Chief Engineer Certificate VVY, under 750 kW and 24 m, coastal	Same document
Yfirvélstjóri D/(4.)²	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Same document
Yfirvélstjóri C/(3.)²	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kW	Same document
Yfirmaður vélstjórnarvaktar C/(3.)²	Samgöngustofa	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
Skiparafvirki²	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Electro-Technical Officer, 750 kW or more	Same document
Aðstoðarmaður skiparafvirkja²	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Proficiency – Electro-Technical Rating	Same document
Skipstjóri D/(3.)¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or more	Same document
Skipstjóri <12m¹	Samgöngustofa	Master Certificate, vessel under 12 m	Same document
Skipstjóri A II/3(24)¹	Samgöngustofa	Master Certificate A, under 24 m, Iceland Coastal Waters	Same document
Skipstjóri C/(2.)¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GT	Same document
Skipstjóri B/(1.)¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Master, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages	Same document
Skipstjóri II/3(65)¹	Samgöngustofa	Master Certificate, under 65 GT, Iceland Coastal Waters	Same document
Yfirmaður siglingavaktar C/(2.)¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or more	Same document
2. vélstjóri D/(4.)²	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Same document
2. vélstjóri C/(3.)²	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kW	Same document
Vélavörður VM(SSV)²	Samgöngustofa	Small-Vessel Engine Operator Certificate VM(SSV), under 750 kW and up to 12 m, coastal	Same document
Stýrimaður A II/3(24)¹	Samgöngustofa	Mate Certificate A, under 24 m, Iceland Coastal Waters	Same document
Yfirstýrimaður/stýrimaður B/(1.)¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages	Related document
Stýrimaður II/3(65)¹	Samgöngustofa	Mate Certificate, under 65 GT, Iceland Coastal Waters	Same document
Aðstoðarmaður í brú¹	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch	Same document
Aðstoðarmaður í vél²	Samgöngustofa	Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch	Same document

2 Endorsements and recognition

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Áritun til staðfestingar á viðurkenningu³	Samgöngustofa	Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate	Same document

3 Safety and security

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Verndarfulltrúi skips⁴	Samgöngustofa	Ship Security Officer	Same document

4 Medical documents

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
heilbrigðisvottorð⁵	Samgöngustofa	Seafarer Medical Fitness Certificate	Same document

5 National documents

Chief Engineer Certificate A/(2.), under 750 kW, coastalBrief entry
Chief Engineer Certificate VVY, under 750 kW and 24 m, coastalBrief entry
Master Certificate, vessel under 12 mBrief entry
Master Certificate A, under 24 m, Iceland Coastal WatersBrief entry
Master Certificate, under 65 GT, Iceland Coastal WatersBrief entry
Small-Vessel Engine Operator Certificate VM(SSV), under 750 kW and up to 12 m, coastalBrief entry
Mate Certificate A, under 24 m, Iceland Coastal WatersBrief entry
Mate Certificate, under 65 GT, Iceland Coastal WatersBrief entry