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Malaysia: 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
30
Issued by
Malaysia Marine Department
National documents
4

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

Contents4

1 Certificates and qualifications

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Able Seafarer Deck1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer DeckSame document
Able Seafarer Engine1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer EngineSame document
Chief Engineer,3000kW or more,Near Coastal1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or moreSame document
Chief Engineer,750–3000kW,Near Coastal1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kWSame document
Chief Engineer,3000kW or more,Unlimited1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or moreSame document
Chief Mate >3000GT NC1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or moreSame document
Chief Mate 500GT–3000GT NC1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 500–3,000 GTSame document
Chief Mate >3000GT UL1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or moreSame document
Engineer Officer less than750kW,Domestic and Near Coastal2Malaysia Marine DepartmentEngineer Officer, less than 750 kW, Domestic and Near CoastalSame document
Electro-Technical Officer1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Electro-Technical Officer, 750 kW or moreSame document
Electro-Technical Rating1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Proficiency – Electro-Technical RatingSame document
Master,less than500GT,Domestic3Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Master, less than 500 GT, DomesticSame document
Master >3000GT NC1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or moreSame document
Master 500GT–3000GT NC1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GTSame document
Master <500GT NC1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Master, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyagesSame document
Master >3000GT UL1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or moreSame document
Mate,less than500GT,Domestic3Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Mate, less than 500 GT, DomesticSame document
Mate,less than500GT,Domestic,Restricted3Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Mate, less than 500 GT, Domestic, RestrictedSame document
Engineering Watchkeeping Officer,750kW or more,Near Coastal1Malaysia Marine Department
Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch / Designated Duty Engineer in Periodically Unmanned Machinery Spaces, 750 kW or more
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Engineering Watchkeeping Officer,750kW or more,Unlimited1Malaysia Marine Department
Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch / Designated Duty Engineer in Periodically Unmanned Machinery Spaces, 750 kW or more
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Same document
WKO >500GT NC1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or moreSame document
WKO <500GT NC1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyagesSame document
WKO >500GT UL1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or moreSame document
Rating forming part of an engine-room watch1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering WatchSame document
Rating forming part of a navigational watch1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational WatchSame document
Second Engineer,3000kW or more,Near Coastal1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or moreSame document
Second Engineer,750–3000kW,Near Coastal1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kWSame document
Second Engineer,3000kW or more,Unlimited1Malaysia Marine DepartmentCertificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or moreSame document

2 Endorsements and recognition

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Certificate of Recognition (COR)4Malaysia Marine DepartmentEndorsement Attesting the Recognition of a CertificateSame document

3 Safety and security

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Basic Training – Personal Safety and Social Responsibility – Updates (BT-PSSR-U)5Malaysia Marine DepartmentPSSR Supplementary Training – Prevention of and Response to Violence and HarassmentSame document

4 National documents

Sources (5)
  1. MSN 13/2021 – Issuance of CoC and approved sea serviceMalaysia Marine Department · 2021-12-06 · provision: Annex I; Deck/Engine CoC tables; Note 3 · checked 6 October 2026
  2. Engine Certificate of Competency qualifications checklistMalaysia Marine Department · Current service attachment with PDF creation date 2015, read with MSN13/2021 · provision: National engineering and ETO categories · checked 6 October 2026
  3. Deck Certificate of Competency qualifications checklistMalaysia Marine Department · Current service attachment with PDF creation date 2015, read with MSN13/2021 · provision: National capacity labels and domestic restrictions · checked 6 October 2026
  4. Seafarer Documentation SystemMalaysia Marine Department · official page retrieved 2026-10-06 · provision: COC,COR,WKR,Special Training Endorsement services · checked 6 October 2026
  5. NMPM 03/2025 – BT-PSSR-UMalaysia Marine Department · 2025-12-08 · provision: Paragraphs 1–7 · checked 6 October 2026

Revision of 7 October 2026

Reference information based on regulatory documents, not legal advice. The reference does not verify a personal document and does not promise its recognition by any flag.

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