Seafarer documentsEndorsements and recognition

Documentary Proof of Application for a Recognition Endorsement

  • STCW I/10
  • Brief entry
  • Checked 6 October 2026
Document type
Document
Validity
As shown on the issued document
Names in other countries
3 countries

Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.

Contents3

1 What it covers

Records an administration decision or a defined step in authorising service in a particular capacity.1

Who needs it. The seafarer named in the dispensation or acknowledgement of an application.1

2 Validity and renewal

Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.

3 Names in 3 countries

How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.

Related document

Same document

"Related document" is a national document of its own system that relates to this type but is not automatically equal to it.

Sources (1)
  1. STCW Convention annex – 2010 Manila amendmentsIMO · STCW/CONF.2/33, 2010 · provision: I/10.5 · checked 6 October 2026

Revision of 7 October 2026

Reference information based on regulatory documents, not legal advice. The reference does not verify a personal document and does not promise its recognition by any flag.

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