Issue, manage and verify seafarer credentials on the Professional Passport for Maritime
Flag states, training centres, fleet owners and manning agencies use Maritime Passport to issue, manage and verify seafarer certificates — Certificates of Competency, medical certificates, STCW endorsements and discharge books — against a verified identity the seafarer holds securely on their own device.
Issued by the flag state
The issuing authority keeps the power to create, sign, oversee and withdraw.
Held by the seafarer
One professional identity, carried on their own device for a whole career.
Verified anywhere
Any authorised party can check a credential against the issuing authority in seconds.
Built on the open standards governments already use for national digital identity. See how the platform works →
Only need to verify? Anyone can check a discharge book a seafarer presents by scanning its QR code — no account, no application.
What kind of organisation are you?
Partner types — flag states, training centres, fleet owners and manning agencies.
Choose the type that matches how your organisation works with seafarer credentials. Each card shows the full set of permissions available to that type; Maritime Passport grants the ones your organisation needs at approval. Your type is fixed once your organisation is set up — if you are not sure which fits, talk to us before you apply.
Flag state
Remain the issuing authority for every seafarer sailing under your flag — with the power to create, sign, oversee and withdraw.
- Issue and endorse certificates
- Correct or withdraw what you issued
- Invite seafarers to your register
- See the crew records you administer
Training centre
Award the certificates you are accredited for, and put them straight into the hands of the seafarers you train.
- Issue certificates for courses you are accredited to award
- Correct or withdraw what you issued
- Invite the seafarers you train
Fleet owner
See at a glance whether your crew is certified and current, across every vessel you operate.
- See your crew's certificates and when they expire
- Keep crew records up to date
- Invite seafarers across your fleet
Manning agency
Onboard the crew you place with their credentials already verified, and keep their paperwork current.
- Invite and onboard the crew you place
- Keep their paperwork current
- See the crew you have placed
Apply to become a partner
What happens next:
- Apply — five required fields, under a minute.
- We review it by hand and confirm your organisation and its type.
- We set up your organisation, grant the permissions you need and invite your first colleagues.
Do you have any questions? Talk to our team.