Vanuatu: 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
- 16
- Issued by
- Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR)
- National documents
- 8
Country pages are brief entries for now: names and authorities with their sources. The conditions of national documents are published after bilingual editing.
Contents3
1 Certificates and qualifications
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck Watchkeeping Rating1 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch | Same document |
| Engine Watchkeeping Rating1 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Certificate of Proficiency – Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch | Same document |
| Engineer Unlimited kW / Engineer Class 1 or equivalent2 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Engineer Unlimited kW / Engineer Class 1 or equivalent | Same document |
| Engineer <3000kW / Engineer Class 2 or equivalent2 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Engineer <3000 kW / Engineer Class 2 or equivalent | Same document |
| Engineer <750kW / Engineer Class 3 or equivalent2 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Engineer <750 kW / Engineer Class 3 or equivalent | Same document |
| Engineer <500kW / Engineer Class 4 or equivalent2 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Engineer <500 kW / Engineer Class 4 or equivalent | Same document |
| Engineer <300kW / Engineer Class 5 or equivalent2 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Engineer <300 kW / Engineer Class 5 or equivalent | Same document |
| Master Unlimited GT / Master Class 1 or equivalent3 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Certificate of Competency – Master, 3,000 GT or more | Related document |
| Master <3000GT / Master Class 2 or equivalent3 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Certificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GT | Related document |
| Master <1600GT / Master Class 3 or equivalent3 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Certificate of Competency – Master, 500–3,000 GT | Related document |
| Master <500GT / Master Class 4 or equivalent3 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Certificate of Competency – Master, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages | Related document |
| Master <200GT / Master Class 5 or equivalent3 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Certificate of Competency – Master, under 500 GT, near-coastal voyages | Related document |
| Restricted Master Engineer Licence4 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Restricted Master Engineer Licence | Same document |
| Small Craft (Boat) Master’s Licence5 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Small Craft (Boat) Master’s Licence | Same document |
2 Endorsements and recognition
| Name in the issuing system | Authority | Type in the reference | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation of Receipt of Application6 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Confirmation of Receipt of Application | Same document |
| STCW endorsement attesting recognition7 | Vanuatu Maritime Safety Authority (VMSA); Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) | Endorsement Attesting the Recognition of a Certificate | Same document |
3 National documents
- Confirmation of Receipt of ApplicationBrief entry
- Engineer Unlimited kW / Engineer Class 1 or equivalentBrief entry
- Engineer <3000 kW / Engineer Class 2 or equivalentBrief entry
- Engineer <750 kW / Engineer Class 3 or equivalentBrief entry
- Engineer <500 kW / Engineer Class 4 or equivalentBrief entry
- Engineer <300 kW / Engineer Class 5 or equivalentBrief entry
- Restricted Master Engineer LicenceBrief entry
- Small Craft (Boat) Master’s LicenceBrief entry