Required Documents
A service-specific checklist covering identity, vessel, qualification, medical, sea-service and supporting documentation as applicable.
Flag-State Services
Registry pathways, structured around the service.
Ship registration, crew endorsements, seaman books and competency-certificate pathways organised by flag state — with requirements, forms, circulars and procedure brought together in one place.
Featured Registries
Start with the flags we support most extensively.
Each registry operates differently. The pages below are being structured around the actual service available, including eligibility, required documents, official forms, circulars, procedure and important flag-specific conditions.
Primary Registry
Honduras
Vessel-registration and seafarer-documentation pathways, including certification routes for eligible foreign seafarers.
Ship Registration
Crew Endorsement
Seaman Book
Assessment-based Certificate of Competence (COC)
Original COC route shown separately from endorsement
of an existing foreign COC.
View Honduras requirements
Primary Registry
Panama
Ship-registration and seafarer-documentation services with a separate pathway for existing Panama COC holders.
Ship Registration
Crew Endorsement
Seaman Book
COC Renewal / Upgrade
CoC renewal/upgradation is for existing Panama COC
holders — not a new first-time assessment route.
View Panama requirements
Primary Registry
Belize
Registration services together with foreign-CoC endorsement and Seaman Book documentation pathways.
Ship Registration
Crew Endorsement
Seaman Book
Individual requirements will be presented by service,
with the relevant IMMARBE application material.
View Belize requirements
Primary Registry
Liberia
Vessel-registration and seafarer-documentation pathways, including examination-based certification routes for eligible foreign seafarers.
Ship Registration
Crew Endorsement
Seaman Book
Examination-based CoC
Original COC route is examination based and shown separately
from endorsement of an existing foreign COC.
View Liberia requirements
Registry Explorer
Browse by service or flag.
Honduras
Registration • Endorsement • Book • CoC
Panama
CoC renewal/upgrade for existing holders
Belize
Registration • Endorsement • Seaman Book
Liberia
Registration • Endorsement • Seaman Book • CoC
Additional Registries
TogoView registry pathway →
PalauView registry pathway →
ComorosView registry pathway →
Marshall IslandsView registry pathway →
GabonView registry pathway →
St. Vincent & the GrenadinesView registry pathway →
St. Kitts & NevisView registry pathway →
BarbadosView registry pathway →
Sierra LeoneView registry pathway →
Guinea-BissauView registry pathway →
VanuatuView registry pathway →
What You’ll Find
Each registry page will work like a practical application desk.
Requirements will not be copied from one flag to another. Each service page will use the terminology, forms and procedure applicable to that particular administration, with eligibility conditions and special restrictions clearly separated.
Application Forms
Registry application forms and form numbers presented beside the service they actually belong to.
Circulars & Notices
Relevant administration circulars, notices and guidance affecting the selected registration or seafarer pathway.
Procedure & Eligibility
A clear route from initial eligibility review through submission, assessment, verification and final issuance.
Start With The Requirement
Start a Flag-State Request →