23-08-2022

Obtaining Lithuanian Certificates of Competency, Certificates of Proficiency and Seaman‘s books by Ukrainian seafarers

Due to numerous questions regarding obtaining Lithuanian Certificates of Competency (CoC), Certificates of Proficiency (CoP) and Seaman‘s books (SB) by Ukrainian seafarers, we present the following information: 

  • According to the information from the Government of Ukraine, Ukrainian documents are valid until December 31, 2022. The official stance is described in: 
  • Exchange of Ukrainian seafarers‘ documents for their Lithuanian eguivalents. There is no legal background to exchange Ukrainian CoC, CoP or Seaman‘s books to Lithuanian documents.