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:
- Circular Letter No. 4519
- Circular Letter No. 4232/Add.16
- Exchange of Ukrainian seafarers‘ documents for their Lithuanian equivalents. There is no legal background to exchange Ukrainian CoC, CoP or Seaman‘s books to Lithuanian documents.
Only seafarers who hold valid certificates and endorsements thereof, qualification certificates or other documents entitling them to perform relevant duties on board ship as well as those who have been entered in the crew list shall be permitted to work on board ship.
A ship registered in the Register of Seagoing Ships of the Republic of Lithuania shall not be allowed to proceed to sea if its crew does not comply with the requirements of 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea regarding the minimum number of the crew and the ship has no minimum safe manning document issued by the Administration. No member of the crew may be assigned to work on board ship without the consent of the master.
Working hours of Maritime Services Division
Monday | 8.00 – 17.00 |
Tuesday | 8.00 – 17.00 |
Wednesday | 8.00 – 17.00 |
Thursday | 8.00 – 17.00 |
Friday | 8.00 – 15.45 |
Lunch break | 12.00 – 12.45 |
Deck department tel. (8 5) 278 5601
Engine department tel. (8 5) 278 5601
NOTICE REGARDING ENDORSEMENTS ISSUED BY THE LITHUANIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration informs all parties concerned, that education and training of all seafarers, who are certified by Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration and hold endorsements attesting the issue of the certificates and the qualification certificates issued on or after 4 February 2014, fully complies with the requirements of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, and its associated Code, including the 2010 Manila Amendments.
All endorsements issued prior to 4 February 2014 are valid till 31 December 2016.
From 1 May 2016 a correction using asterisk (*) on the format of endorsement was introduced: “The original of this endorsement must be kept available in accordance with regulation I/2, paragraph 9* of the Convention while its holder is serving on a ship.
*shall be considered as regulation I/2.11”.
Both formats of the endorsement – with asterisk (*), issued on or after 1 May 2016, and without asterisk, issued between 4 February 2014 and 1 May 2016, – are to be considered equally valid.
Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration has issued this Notice to avoid potential uncertainties that may arise due to the fact that format of the endorsement issued is the same as used prior to the entry into force of the Manila Amendments.