South Africa - Apply for Certificate of Proficiency (Ship)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for Certificate of Proficiency(ship) in person, the applicant has to visit the office of the South African Maritime Safety Authority.
2. The contact details of the South African Maritime Safety Authority can be found in the following link: Link
3. Visit the office and obtain an FOP-508.0.a - Application for the issue of a Certificate of Proficiencyas required from the relevant department. Or click here to download: Link
4. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
6. Then,pay the applicable fees as directed to the relevant bank account. Find the information regarding payment at the office.
7. After paying the fees, attach all the required documents with the completed application and submit it to the relevant official at the office.
8. Then, the application will be forwarded to the concerned authorities for further verification processes.
9. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps for the certificate issuance.

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Required Documents

• Required documents list can be found in the second page of the application form: Link

Office Locations & Contacts

South African Maritime Safety Authority - Head Office,
Physical Adress : 146,Lunnon Road,
Cnr Jan Shoba&Lunnon Roads,
Hillcrest, 0183.
Pretoria , South Africa
Postal Address : P.O. Box 13186 ,
Hatfield,Gauteng,South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 12 366 2600
Fax: +27 (0) 12 366 2601.
Website:Contact link

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) branches

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) Emergency Contacts

Eligibility

• Any ship owner, who has completed a training relevant to the Deck rating and he/she is yet to receive a Certificate of Proficiency, can apply.
• The applicant must have obtained the training from a SAMSA accredited training provider.

Fees

• Please approach the authorities for fees details.
  

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form: Link
  
• Any other document to be used can be downloaded from the following page (as applicable): Link
  

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

• The Application form is an electronic application form, so it can also be completed on your personal computer itself.

• It is important that the completed form must contain all the information required properly and the form must be filled legibly, in order to get accepted by the Authority.

• It is also important that the application package must contain the documents as required by the authority.

• In case if the applicant wishes to get the certificate delivered to his/her address, the applicant must arrange an applicable delivery service on their own.

Required Information

• Names and other particulars of the applicant
• Identity document or Passport number
• Race and Gender description
• Payment details
• Sea service particulars
• Banking particulars

Need for the Document

• A Proficiency Certificate may be required when a ship owner has obtained training relevant to deck rating and he/she wants to obtain a certification on that training experience which may be usefulfor them to become more productive and marketable.
  

Information which might help

• Refer for more information: Link
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• Link
  

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