Pakistan: 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
- 17
- Issued by
- Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping
- 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.
Contents4
1 Certificates and qualifications
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of competency as ship’s cook1 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Ship’s Cook Qualification Document | Same document |
| Deck Officer Class-I (Master of a foreign-going ship or Master Mariner)2 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Certificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or more | Same document |
| Deck Officer Class-II (First Mate of a foreign-going ship)2 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or more | Same document |
| Deck Officer Class-III (Second Mate of a foreign-going ship)2 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or more | Same document |
| Deck Officer Class-IV3 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Deck Officer Class IV | Same document |
| Chief Engineer Officer4 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more | Related document |
| Master Coastal Trade4 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Endorsement – Master Coastal Trade | Same document |
| Master Home Trade4 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Endorsement – Master Home Trade | Same document |
| Tug Master4 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Endorsement – Tug Master | Same document |
| Marine Engineer Officer Class-I (Chief Engineer or First Class Engineer)2 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more | Same document |
| Marine Engineer Officer Class-II (Second Engineer)2 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more | Same document |
| Marine Engineer Officer Class-III5 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Marine Engineer Officer Class III | Same document |
| Marine Engineer Officer Class-IV5 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Marine Engineer Officer Class IV | Same document |
| Watchkeeping Rating Certificate – Rating forming part of an engine-room watch6 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch | Same document |
| Watchkeeping Rating Certificate – Rating forming part of a navigational watch7 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch | Same document |
2 Endorsements and recognition
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognition of a foreign certificate8 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate | Same document |
3 Medical documents
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Certificate9 | Mercantile Marine Department / Directorate General Ports and Shipping | Seafarer Medical Fitness Certificate | Same document |
4 National documents
- Deck Officer Class IVBrief entry
- Endorsement – Master Coastal TradeBrief entry
- Endorsement – Master Home TradeBrief entry
- Endorsement – Tug MasterBrief entry
- Marine Engineer Officer Class IIIBrief entry
- Marine Engineer Officer Class IVBrief entry