HomeServices Seafarers & Manning The Bahamas Maritime Authority ensures that seafarers who are employed on Bahamas ships and other vessels comply with all international and industry standards. The Seafarers and Manning Department ensures that all seafarers employed onboard Bahamas vessels are trained and certified in accordance with the requirements of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). The BMA conducts STCW Deck & Engineering Certificate of Competency (CoC) assessments and examinations, both written and oral, in The Bahamas. For further information please refer to Marine Notice 014. BMA recognises STCW certificates issued by the majority of other national maritime administrations. The Seafarers and Manning Department also approves training providers and issues certificates of competency and certificates of proficiency in accordance with IMO conventions, codes, resolutions and industry standards Ships and units registered with The Bahamas must comply with the international and national requirements to be sufficiently and efficiently manned with appropriately trained personnel. The BMA also requires full compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 which sets out seafarers’ rights to decent conditions of work. The Bahamas is a party to the STCW and is on the IMO White-list of countries which have given full effect to this Convention. The Seafarers and Manning Department issues all seafarers documentation, including: Certificates of Competency; Certificates of proficiency; Certificates of Recognition (endorsements), Notices of Eligibility and Seafarers’ Record Books. Seafarers & Manning Services STCW Training Approval Bahamas approves training providers as required by STCW. To become a STCW training provider, companies need to comply with bulletin 86. Learn more STCW Training Providers Training providers that are approved by The Bahamas to provide STCW and Industry Standard Courses are found here. Learn more Manning A Minimum Safe Manning Document is issued to every ship/unit to verify its compliance with manning requirements of Section 184 of The Bahamas Merchant Shipping Act, as amended, for the vessel to be sufficiently and efficiently manned. Learn more Applications for Seafarer's Documents All seafarers need to hold required documentation as per STCW and/or MLC 2006 as amended, when they sign on to Bahamas ship. Learn more Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) The International Labour Organisation’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 provides comprehensive rights and protection at work for the world’s more than 1.2 million seafarers. Learn more Applications for Certificates of Competency Bahamas nationals can apply for a certificate of competency for all positions as officers on any ship. To obtain a Bahamas Certificate of Competency the applicant must sit an assessment that is arranged by the BMA. Learn more Quick Links Marine Notices Discharge Certificates Information Notices Technical Alerts Verify a certificate Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps Offshore History Declaration Type PDF – 116 KB Date Posted – 4 Jul 2024 Categories Seafarers & Manning DOWNLOAD Guidance on completing the DMLC Part II Type VND.OPENXMLFORMATS-OFFICEDOCUMENT.WORDPROCESSINGML.DOCUMENT – 4 MB Date Posted – 22 Nov 2022 Categories MLC DOWNLOAD Revised Form R109 Application for Maritime Labour Convention 2006 Type VND.OPENXMLFORMATS-OFFICEDOCUMENT.WORDPROCESSINGML.DOCUMENT – 119 KB Date Posted – 22 Nov 2022 Categories MLC DOWNLOAD BMA MLC 2006 AS AMENDED THE BMA APPROVED DMLC- PART II – 2022 Type VND.OPENXMLFORMATS-OFFICEDOCUMENT.WORDPROCESSINGML.DOCUMENT – 6 MB Date Posted – 22 Nov 2022 Categories MLC DOWNLOAD Application for Seafarers Documents Type PDF – 304 KB Date Posted – 10 Aug 2021 Categories Seafarers & Manning DOWNLOAD Contact Contact a member of our Seafarers & Manning Team and for assistance with all manning enquiries. Phone: +44 20 7562 1300Email: [email protected] BORIS – Online Services The BMA has developed an industry leading online registration information system (BORIS) for registered owners, ISM managers and authorised manning agents of Bahamas registered vessels. Read More
