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Sri Lanka: 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.

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  • Checked 6 October 2026
Document names
26
Issued by
Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant Shipping

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

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1 Certificates and qualifications

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Deck1Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer DeckSame document
Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Engine1Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer EngineSame document
Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer2Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or moreSame document
Endorsement to sail as Chief Engineer Officer,750–3000kW,NCV3Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kWSame document
Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer,750–3000kW,near coastal voyages2Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kWSame document
Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate4Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or moreSame document
Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate on ships of less than 3,000 GT engaged on near coastal voyages4Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 500–3,000 GTSame document
Certificate of Competency – Electro Technical Officer,750kW or more2Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Electro-Technical Officer, 750 kW or moreSame document
Certificate of Proficiency – Electro-Technical Rating1Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Proficiency – Electro-Technical RatingSame document
Certificate of competency – GMDSS Radio Operator5Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingGeneral Operator’s Certificate (GOC)Same document
Certificate of competency – Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator5Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingRestricted Operator’s Certificate (ROC)Same document
Certificate of Competency – Master4Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or moreSame document
Endorsement as Master on ships less than3000GT,NCV6Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GTSame document
Certificate of Competency – Master on ships of less than 3,000 GT engaged on near coastal voyages4Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GTSame document
Certificate of Competency – Master on ships of less than 500 GT engaged in near coastal voyages4Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Master, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyagesSame document
Certificate of Competency – Officer in charge of an engineering watch2Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant Shipping
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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Certificate of Competency – Officer in charge of an engineering watch,750–3000kW,near coastal voyages2Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant Shipping
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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Certificate of Competency – Officer in charge of navigational watch4Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or moreSame document
Certificate of Competency – Officer in charge of navigational watch on ships of less than 3,000 GT engaged on near coastal voyages4Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or moreSame document
Certificate of Competency – Officer in charge of navigational watch on ships less than 500 GT engaged in near coastal voyages4Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyagesSame document
Certificate of Proficiency – Rating forming part of an engine-room watch1Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering WatchSame document
Certificate of Proficiency – Rating forming part of a navigational watch1Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational WatchSame document
Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer2Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or moreSame document
Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer,750–3000kW,near coastal voyages2Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingCertificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kWSame document

2 Endorsements and recognition

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Endorsement attesting recognition7Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingEndorsement Attesting the Recognition of a CertificateSame document

3 Medical documents

Name in the issuing systemAuthorityType in the referenceRelation
Medical and physical fitness test certificate8Merchant Shipping Secretariat / Director General of Merchant ShippingSeafarer Medical Fitness CertificateSame document
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