Uruguay: 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: 31
Issued by: Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)
National documents: 2

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
Jefe de Máquinas¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Related document
Jefe de Máquinas de Combustión Interna¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Chief Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Related document
Primer Oficial de Puente¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Chief Mate, 3,000 GT or more	Related document
Primer Oficial de Máquinas o Primer Ingeniero¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Related document
Primer Oficial de Máquinas de Combustión Interna¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more	Related document
Capitán Mercante¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or more	Related document
Marinero de guardia en cámara de máquinas²	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch	Same document
Marinero de guardia en puente²	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch	Same document
Segundo Oficial de Puente¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or more	Related document
Segundo Oficial de Máquinas o Segundo Ingeniero¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch / Designated Duty Engineer in Periodically Unmanned Machinery Spaces, 750 kW or more MoreLess	Related document
Segundo Oficial de Máquinas de Combustión Interna¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch / Designated Duty Engineer in Periodically Unmanned Machinery Spaces, 750 kW or more MoreLess	Related document
Tercer Oficial de Puente¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch, 500 GT or more	Related document
Tercer Oficial de Máquinas o Tercer Ingeniero¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch / Designated Duty Engineer in Periodically Unmanned Machinery Spaces, 750 kW or more MoreLess	Related document
Tercer Oficial de Máquinas de Combustión Interna¹	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competency – Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch / Designated Duty Engineer in Periodically Unmanned Machinery Spaces, 750 kW or more MoreLess	Related document

2 Endorsements and recognition

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Dispensa³	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Administration Dispensation for Service in a Specified Capacity	Same document
Refrendo³	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Endorsement Attesting the Issue of a Certificate	Same document
Refrendo de reconocimiento³	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate	Same document

3 Safety and security

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Formación Básica⁴	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Basic Safety Training	Same document
Primeros Auxilios⁴	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Elementary First Aid	Same document
Prevención y lucha contra incendios⁴	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting	Same document
Seguridad personal y responsabilidades sociales⁴	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities	Same document
Técnicas de supervivencia personal⁴	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Personal Survival Techniques	Same document

4 Vessel and cargo training

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Certificado de Competencia y Formación para Naves de Gran Velocidad⁵	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Certificate of Competence and Training for High-Speed Craft	Same document
Gestión de emergencias y comportamiento humano⁶	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Passenger Ship Crisis Management and Human Behaviour Training	Same document
Formación en control de multitudes⁶	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Passenger Ship Crowd Management Training	Same document
Formación sobre seguridad para el personal en contacto directo con los pasajeros en espacios a ellos destinados⁶	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Safety Training for Personnel Providing Direct Service to Passengers in Passenger Spaces	Same document
Curso sobre seguridad de los pasajeros, la carga e integridad del casco⁶	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity Training	Same document
Curso de formación avanzada en operaciones de quimiqueros⁷	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Advanced Training – Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations	Same document
Curso de formación avanzada en operaciones de gaseros⁷	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Advanced Training – Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations	Same document
Curso de formación avanzada en operaciones petroleros⁷	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Advanced Training – Oil Tanker Cargo Operations	Same document

5 Education and sea service

Name in the issuing system	Authority	Type in the reference	Relation
Libreta de Embarque³	Prefectura Nacional Naval, Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante (DIRME)	Seafarer Discharge Book	Same document

6 National documents

Seafarer Discharge BookBrief entry
Certificate of Competence and Training for High-Speed CraftBrief entry