Japan: 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
- 43
- Issued by
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- National documents
- 24
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 船舶料理士資格証明書1 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Ship’s Cook Qualification Document | Same document |
| 調理教育修了等証明書2 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Cooking Education Completion Certificate | Same document |
| 一級海技士（航海）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 1 | Same document |
| 二級海技士（航海）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 2 | Same document |
| 三級海技士（航海）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 3 | Same document |
| 四級海技士（航海）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 4 | Same document |
| 五級海技士（航海）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 5 | Same document |
| 六級海技士（航海）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 6 | Same document |
| 甲種甲板・機関部航海当直部員4 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Combined Deck and Engine Watch Rating, Type A | Same document |
| 乙種甲板・機関部航海当直部員4 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Combined Deck and Engine Watch Rating, Type B | Same document |
| 一級海技士（機関）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 1 | Same document |
| 二級海技士（機関）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 2 | Same document |
| 三級海技士（機関）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 3 | Same document |
| 四級海技士（機関）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 4 | Same document |
| 五級海技士（機関）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 5 | Same document |
| 六級海技士（機関）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 6 | Same document |
| 衛生管理者適任証書2 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Shipboard Health Supervisor Certificate | Same document |
| 限定救命艇手適任証書2 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Restricted Lifeboatman Certificate | Same document |
| 一級海技士（通信）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Radio Officer, Class 1 | Same document |
| 二級海技士（通信）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Radio Officer, Class 2 | Same document |
| 三級海技士（通信）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Radio Officer, Class 3 | Same document |
| 一級海技士（電子通信）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Radioelectronic Officer, Class 1 | Same document |
| 二級海技士（電子通信）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Radioelectronic Officer, Class 2 | Same document |
| 三級海技士（電子通信）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Radioelectronic Officer, Class 3 | Same document |
| 四級海技士（電子通信）3 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Marine Officer Licence – Radioelectronic Officer, Class 4 | Same document |
| 甲板部航海当直部員5 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch | Same document |
| 機関部航海当直部員5 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 承認証6 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate | Same document |
3 Safety and security
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 消火作業指揮者適任証書1 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Advanced Fire Fighting | Same document |
| 消火講習修了証明書7 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting | Same document |
| 救命艇手適任証書1 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats | Same document |
| 生存講習修了証明書7 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Personal Survival Techniques | Same document |
| 船舶保安管理者適任証書1 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Ship Security Officer | Same document |
4 Vessel and cargo training
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 甲種危険物等取扱責任者（低引火点燃料）8 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Advanced Training for Service on Ships Subject to the IGF Code | Same document |
| 乙種危険物等取扱責任者（低引火点燃料）8 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Basic Training for Service on Ships Subject to the IGF Code | Same document |
| 甲種特定海域運航責任者9 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Advanced Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters | Same document |
| 乙種特定海域運航責任者9 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Basic Training for Ships Operating in Polar Waters | Same document |
| 甲種危険物等取扱責任者（液体化学薬品）8 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Advanced Training – Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations | Same document |
| 甲種危険物等取扱責任者（液化ガス）8 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Advanced Training – Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations | Same document |
| 甲種危険物等取扱責任者（石油）8 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Advanced Training – Oil Tanker Cargo Operations | Same document |
| 乙種危険物等取扱責任者（液化ガス）8 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Basic Training – Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations | Same document |
| 乙種危険物等取扱責任者（石油・液体化学薬品）8 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Basic Training – Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations | Same document |
5 Medical documents
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 健康証明書10 | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Seafarer Medical Fitness Certificate | Same document |
6 National documents
- Cooking Education Completion CertificateBrief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 1Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 2Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 3Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 4Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 5Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Deck Officer, Class 6Brief entry
- Combined Deck and Engine Watch Rating, Type ABrief entry
- Combined Deck and Engine Watch Rating, Type BBrief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 1Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 2Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 3Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 4Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 5Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Engineer Officer, Class 6Brief entry
- Shipboard Health Supervisor CertificateBrief entry
- Restricted Lifeboatman CertificateBrief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Radio Officer, Class 1Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Radio Officer, Class 2Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Radio Officer, Class 3Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Radioelectronic Officer, Class 1Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Radioelectronic Officer, Class 2Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Radioelectronic Officer, Class 3Brief entry
- Marine Officer Licence – Radioelectronic Officer, Class 4Brief entry