Jamaica: 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: 25
Issued by: Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)
National documents: 6

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 Personal documents

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Jamaican Seaman’s Certificate of Nationality and Identity	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Jamaican Seaman’s Certificate of Nationality and Identity	Same document

2 Certificates and qualifications

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
AB Deck – Ships of 500grt or more, Unlimited¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Deck	Same document
AB Engine – Main propulsion power of 750 kW or more¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Engine	Same document
Chief Engineer – Main propulsion power of 3,000 kW or more¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Same document
Chief Engineer – Main propulsion power of between 750 kW & 3,000 kW¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kW	Same document
Chief Officer – Ships between 500grt and 3000grt, Unlimited¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 500–3,000 GT	Same document
Chief Officer – Ships of 500grt or more, Unlimited¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or more	Related document
Coxswain²	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Coxswain	Same document
Coxswain-Driver²	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Coxswain-Driver	Same document
Driver²	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Driver	Same document
Electro Tech. Officer – Main propulsion power of 750 kW or more¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Electro-Technical Officer, 750 kW or more	Same document
Electro Tech Rating – Main propulsion power of 750 kW or more¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Proficiency – Electro-Technical Rating	Same document
Master – Ships between 500grt and 3000grt, Unlimited¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GT	Same document
Master – Ships of 500grt or more, Unlimited¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or more	Related document
Master Coasting Trade³	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Master Coasting Trade	Same document
Master – Ships of less than 500grt, NCV¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Master, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages	Same document
OiCEW – Main propulsion power of 750 kW or more¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	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
OiCNW – Ships of 500grt or more, Unlimited¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or more	Same document
OiCNW – Ships of less than 500grt, NCV¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages	Same document
Second Engineer – Main propulsion power of 3,000 kW or more¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Same document
Second Engineer – Main propulsion power of between 750 kW & 3,000 kW¹	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kW	Same document

3 Endorsements and recognition

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Jamaican endorsement attesting the recognition of a certificate⁴	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate	Same document
Endorsement to work onboard a Jamaican yacht⁵	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate	Related document

4 Vessel and cargo training

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Endorsement attesting to further training⁶	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Basic Training – Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations	Related document

5 Education and sea service

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Seafarer’s Record and Certificate of Discharge Book⁷	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)	Seafarer’s Record and Certificate of Discharge Book	Same document

6 National documents

CoxswainBrief entry
Coxswain-DriverBrief entry
DriverBrief entry
Jamaican Seaman’s Certificate of Nationality and IdentityBrief entry
Master Coasting TradeBrief entry
Seafarer’s Record and Certificate of Discharge BookBrief entry