Thailand: 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
- Marine Department
Country pages are brief entries for now: names and authorities with their sources. The conditions of national documents are published after bilingual editing.
Contents2
1 Certificates and qualifications
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Able Seafarer Deck1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Deck | Same document |
| Able Seafarer Engine1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Proficiency – Able Seafarer Engine | Same document |
| Chief Engineer Officer,3000kW or more1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more | Same document |
| Chief Engineer Officer,750–3000kW1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kW | Same document |
| Chief Mate,3000GT or more1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or more | Same document |
| Chief Mate,500–3000GT1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 500–3,000 GT | Same document |
| Chief Mate,500–3000GT,Near Coastal1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 500–3,000 GT | Same document |
| Electro-Technical Officer1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Electro-Technical Officer, 750 kW or more | Same document |
| Electro-Technical Rating1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Proficiency – Electro-Technical Rating | Same document |
| General Operator’s Certificate2 | Marine Department | General Operator’s Certificate (GOC) | Same document |
| Master,3000GT or more1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or more | Same document |
| Master,500–3000GT1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GT | Same document |
| Master,500–3000GT,Near Coastal1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GT | Same document |
| Master,less than500GT,Near Coastal1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Master, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages | Same document |
| Officer in charge of an engineering watch,750kW or more1 | Marine Department | Same document | |
| Officer in charge of a navigational watch,500GT or more1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or more | Same document |
| Officer in charge of a navigational watch,500GT or more,Near Coastal1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or more | Same document |
| Officer in charge of a navigational watch,less than500GT,Near Coastal1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages | Same document |
| Rating forming part of an engine-room watch1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch | Same document |
| Rating forming part of a navigational watch1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch | Same document |
| Restricted Operator’s Certificate2 | Marine Department | Restricted Operator’s Certificate (ROC) | Same document |
| Second Engineer Officer,3000kW or more1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more | Same document |
| Second Engineer Officer,750–3000kW1 | Marine Department | Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 750–3,000 kW | Same document |
2 Endorsements and recognition
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Endorsement3 | Marine Department | Endorsement Attesting the Issue of a Certificate | Same document |
| Certificate of Recognition4 | Marine Department | Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate | Same document |