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~ Contacts supplied in-house
STCW.8/Circ.1/Rev.1
For amendments to the contact lists please e-mail dml@amsa.gov.au

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING
CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY

ALGERIA

Ministère des Transports
Direction de la Marine Merchande
11 Rue Didouche Mourad
Alger
Tel: +213 21 74 0681 / 74 6699
Fax: +213 21 64 6637

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping
Antigua and Barbuda W I
Office Oldenburg
AM Patentbusch 4
D-26125 Oldenburg Germany
Tel: +49 441 93959-0
Fax: +49 441 93959-20
E-mail: info@antiguamarine.com

ARGENTINA

Departmento Inetreses Marítimos de la Secretaría
General Naval de la Armada Argentina
Ministerio de Defensa
Comodoro Py 2055
Buenos Aires 1104
Tel: +54 11 4317 2023
Fax: +54 11 4315 0123 / 4317 2023
E-mail: pemmar@ara.mil.ar

AUSTRALIA

Manager — Ship Operations & Qualifications
Maritime Operations
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
GPO Box 2181
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: +61 2 6279 5908
Fax: +61 2 6279 5056
E-mail: marine.qualifications@amsa.gov.au
Internet: http://www.amsa.gov.au

AZERBAIJAN

Department of Communication and Transport
Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company
M Rasulzade 5
Baku 370005
Tel: +994 12 93 3572
Fax: +994 12 93 5339
E-mail: Shm@caspar.baku.az

~BAHAMAS

The Bahamas Maritime Authority
2nd Floor
Latham House
16 Minories
London EC3N 1EH
Tel: +44 20 7264 2550
Fax: +44 20 7264 2589 / 2579
E-mail: tech@bahamasmaritime.com
Internet: http://www.bahamasmaritime.com

BAHRAIN

Ministry of Finance & National Economy
Customs and Ports
PO Box 15
Manama
Tel: +973 727 168
Fax: +973 727 344

~BANGLADESH

Captain M Habibur Rahman
(Chief Nautical Surveyor & Chief Examiner)
(Certificate of Competency & GMDSS)'
Department of Shipping
7th Floor, 141 - 143 Motijheel
Commercial Area
Dhaka 1000
Tel: +880 2 955 5128 / 955 5129
Fax: +880 2 716 8363
E-mail: dosdgbdb@bttb.net.bd

Md Motiur Rahman
Chief Engineer and Ship Surveyor
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Department of Shipping
141 - 143 Motijheel
Commercial Area
Dhaka 1000
Tel: +880 2 955 5128 - 9
Fax: +880 2 966 6159
E-mail: dosdgdbd@bttb.net.bd or dosdgbdd@bttb.net

~BARBADOS

Barbados Ships' Registry
Barbados High Commission
1 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3NH
Tel: +44 20 7636 5739 (+44 20 7631 4975)
Fax: +20 7636 5745 (+44 20 7323 6872)
E-mail: registry@barbadosmaritime.com or captain@barbadosmaritime.com or captain@barbados-registry.com

BELGIUM (information supplied by Patrick Blomme)

Service Public Fédéral Mobilité et Transports
Transport Maritime - Inspection Maritime
Rue du Progrès 56
Bruxelles 1210
Tel: +32 2 277 31 11
Fax: +32 2 277 40 05
E-mail: patrick.blomme@mobilit.fgov.be or pierre.busschaert@mobilit.fgov.be or stcw95@mobilit.fgov.be

Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport
Maritime Transport - Maritime Inspectorate
Rue du Progrès 56
Bruxelles 1210
Tel: +32 2 277 31 11
Fax: +32 2 277 40 05
E-mail: patrick.blomme@mobilit.fgov.be pierre.busschaert@mobilit.fgov.be stcw95@mobilit.fgov.be

BELIZE

International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize
Marina Towers, Suite 204
Newtown Barracks
Belize City
BELIZE
Phone: +501 2 35026 / 35031 / 35047
Fax: +501 2 35048 / 35070:
Email: immarbe@btl.net

BENIN

Ministère des Travaux Publics et des Transports
Direction de la Marine Merchande
01 BP 1234
Cotonou
Tel: +229 31 58 45
Fax: +229 31 58 45

BOLIVIA

Registro Internacional Boliviano de Buques
Calle 1 Fray Delgado, No 108
Achumani
La Paz
Tel: +591 2 279 3847 / 7428 / 7411
Fax: +591 2 279 8617
E-mail: bolivia@ribb.gov.bo

BRAZIL

Diretoria de Portos e Costas
Superintendência de Ensino Profissionale
Marítimo (DPC-10)
Rua Teófilo Otoni Nr 04
Centro
Rio de Janeiro/RJ CEP 20.090-070
Tel: + 55 21 870 5212 / 5239 / 5215 / 5213 / 5235
Fax: + 51 21 870 5217
E-mail: stcw@dpc.mar.mil.br

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Ministry of Communications
The Marine Department
(Examination and Certification Section)
Serasa
BT 1728
Tel: +673 (2) 771 354 / 355
Fax: +673 (2) 771 356
E-mail: cert@brunet.bn

BULGARIA

Executive Agency "Maritime  Administration"
9, Dyakon Ignatiy
Sofia 1000
Tel: +359 2 930 0910
Fax: +359 2 930 0920
E-mail: bma@marad.gb

CAMBODIA

Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Director General of Transport
Russian Blvd
Phnom Penh
Tel: +855 12 989 333 / 879 539
Fax: +855 23 214 907 / 881 846
E-mail: mmd@forum.org.kh

CANADA

Transport Canada
Marine Safety Directorate
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street
Ontario K1A 0N8
Tel: +1 613 998 0614 / 991 3120
Fax: +1 613 990 1538
E-mail: exams@tc.gc.ca

CAPE VERDE

General Directorate of Marine Affairs and Ports
PO Box 7
Edificio do Ex Comando Naval
Mindelo
S Vicente
Tel: +238 324 342
Fax: +238 324 343
E-mail: dgmp@mail.cvtelecom.cv

CHILE

Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y de Marina Mercante
Dirección de Intereses Marítimos y Medio Ambiente Acuático
Departmento de Educación y Titulación Marítima
Errázuriz 537
Valparaíso
Tel: +56 32 208 000 / 208 311
Fax: +56 32 208 371
E-mail: Secdirinmar@directemar.cl or secedumar@directemar.cl

CHINA

Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China
11 Jianguomennei Avenue
Beijing 100736
Tel: +86 10 6529 2595 / 6529 2866
Fax: +86 10 6529 2245 / 6529 2852
E-mail: cstcw@apple.eastnet.com.cn

COLOMBIA

Dirección General Marítima
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
Transversal 41 No 27-50 CAN
Bogotá DC
Tel: +57 1 222 6500 / 222 5625 / 6666 / 0247 / 315 1135
Fax: +57 1 222 2636
E-mail: ofasi@yahoo.com

COMOROS

Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros Maritime Administration
STCW Division
PO Box 22061
Sharjah
Tel: +971 6 742 8120
Fax: +971 6 744 1270
E-mail: depcomrg@emirates.net.ae

COOK ISLANDS

Ministry of Transport
Maritime Division
PO Box 61
Rarotonga
Tel: +682 28 810
Fax: +682 28 816
E-mail: transport@oyster.net.ck

COTE D'IVOIRE

Direction des Affaires Maritimes et Portuaires
BPV 67
Abidjan
Tel: +225 22 16 30
Fax: +225 21 53 17

~CROATIA

Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications
Maritime Administration
Prisavlje 14
Zargreb 10 000
Tel: +385 1 61 69 1111 (070)
Fax: +385 1 61 95 940 (956)
E-mail: pomorski-promet@zg.tel.hr or uprava-pomorstva@pomorstvo.hr

CUBA

Ministerio del Transporte
Dirección de Seguridad e Inspectión Marítima
Avenida de Rancho Boyeros y Tulipán
Plaza de la Revolución
Ciudad de la Habana
Tel: +537 81 6607 / 9498 / 1514
Fax: +537 33 5118
E-mail: dsim@trans.cu

~CYPRUS

Ministry of Communications and Works
Department of Merchant Shipping
Lemesos
Kyllinis Street
CY-4007
Tel: +357 5 848 100
Fax: +357 5 848 200
E-mail: dms@cytanet.com.cy or dms@cyanet.com.cy

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ministry of Transport and Communication
Nábrezí Ludvíka Svobody 12/22
PO Box 9
110 15
Praha 1
Tel: +420 2 5143 1343
Fax: +420 2 5143 1110 / 2481 0596
E-mail: kozelska@mdcr.cz or utv0230@mdcr.cz

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Maritime Administration Bureau (MAB)
Seafarers Qualification Division
Tonghung-dong, Central District
Pyongyang
Tel: +850 2 381 8059
Fax: +850 2 381 4408

DENMARK

Danish Maritime Authority
Vermundsgade 38C
PO Box 2605
Copenhagen Ø DK-2100
Tel: +45 39 17 44 00 switchboard
Fax: +45 39 17 44 21 main fax
E-mail: ksf@dma.dk

~DOMINICA

The Commonwealth of Dominica Maritime Registry, Inc (DMRI)
Office of Maritime Affairs and Marine Personnel
32 Washington Street
Fairhaven Massachusetts
02719 USA
Tel: +1 508 992 7170
Fax: +1 508 992 7120
E-mail: edawicki@dominica-registry.com
~Tel: +1 202 554 8550
~Fax: +1 202 554 8578
~E-mail: registration@dominica-registry.com

ECUADOR

Dirección General de la Marina Mercante y del Litoral (DIGMER)
PO Box 7412
Calle General Elizalde 101 y Malecon Simon Bolivar
Guayaquil
Tel: +59 34 2 324 230 / 325 418
Fax: +59 34 2 327 958 / 320 385
E-mail: mmercan2@gye.on.net.ec or mmercan2@ipse.net

EGYPT

Ports and Lighthouses Administration
Bab Gomrok 1 Ras El Tin
Alexandria
~Tel: +203 487 5633
Fax: +203 480 4397

ESTONIA

Estonia Maritime Administration
Maritime Safety Division
Lume 9
Tallinn 10416
Tel: +372 620 5700
Fax: +372 620 5706
E-mail: mot@vta.ee

ETHIOPIA

Maritime Administration, Ministry of Transport and Communications
PO Box 1238
Addis Ababa
Tel: +251 1 51 61 66
Fax: +251 1 51 50 23

FIJI

Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration (FIMSA)
GPO Box 326
Suva
Tel: +679 331 5266
Fax: +679 330 3251
E-mail: fimsa@is.com.fj

FINLAND

Finnish Maritime Administration
Porkkalankatu 5
Helsinki 00180
Tel: +358 204 48 40
Fax: +358 204 48 4500
E-mail: STCW@fma.fi

FRANCE

Ministère de l'Equipement, des Transports et du Logement
Direction des affaires maritimes et des gens de mer
3, place de Fontenoy
Paris SP 07 75700
Tel: +33 1 44 49 80 00
Fax: +33 1 44 49 82 04

GEORGIA

Maritime Transportation Administration
Ministry of Transport
4 Shavsheti Street
Batumi 6017
Tel: +995 222 7 4925 / 3917 / 3909
Fax: +995 222 7 3929
E-mail: magheadof@fsc.gov.ge or magheadof@gol.ge

GERMANY

Bundesamt uer Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie
Bernhard-Nocht-Str 78
20359 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 3190 0 (switchboard)
Fax: +49 40 3190 5000
E-mail: gerald.kroeger@bsh.de

GHANA

Shipping Commissioner
Shipping and Navigation Division
Ministry of Roads and Transport
PO Box M38
Accra
Tel: +233 21 662 122
Fax: +233 21 677 702
E-mail: ipazumah@yahoo.com

~GREECE

Hellenic Republic Ministry of Merchantile Marine
General Directorate of Shipping Policy
Seafarers Training Directorate, Section C'
92 Notara Street
Piraeus PC 185 35
Tel: +30 210 417 2971 / 419 1255
Fax: +30 210 4224 0000
E-mail: dekn@mail.yen.gr

GUATEMALA (from previous circular)

Ministry of Defence
Avenida Reforma 1-45 Zona 10
Phone: +502 260 9919 / 360 9890
Fax: +502 360 9909

Pacific Coast
Port Control Centre and Harbour-Master's Office
Puerto Quetzal, Escuintla
E-mail: banapac@yahoo.com 
Phone: +502 861 1056

Port Control Centre and Harbour-Master's Office
Puerto de San José, Escuintla
Phone: +502 811 933

Port Control Centre and Harbour-Master's Office
Champerico, Retalhuleu
Fax: +502 773 7255

Atlantic Coast
Port Control Centre and Harbour-Master's Office
Santo Tomás de Castilla, Puerto Barrios, Izabal
E-mail: banatlan@intelnet.net.gt 
Phone: +502 948 3102 / 948 / 3848 / 948 3847 /  948 3367
Fax: +502 948 3127

Port Control Centre and Harbour-Master's Office
Puerto Barrios, Izabal
Phone: +502 948 0416

Port Control Centre and Harbour-Master's Office
Livingston, Izabal
Phone: +502 947 0029

HONDURAS

Dirección General de la Marina Mercante
Colonia San Carlos
Calle Républica de Colombia Número 834
Detrás de la Embajada de Japón
Tegucigalpa, MDC
Tel: +504 236 8880 / 221 0721 / 221 3033 / 221 1987
Fax: +504 236 8866 / 221 0693

~HONG KONG, CHINA

Marine Department
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Harbour Building
38 Pier Road, Central
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2852 3148
Fax: +852 2541 6754 / 7194
E-mail: sscrt@mardep.gov.hk
Website: http://www.mardep.gov.hk

HUNGARY

Ministry of Transport, Communication and Water Management
Dobutca 75-81
Budapest H-1400
Tel: +36 1 322 5226 / 461 3415
Fax: +36 1 351 0442
E-mail: csaba.erdei@khvm.x400gwtb.hu

ICELAND

Icelandic Maritime Administration
Vesturvor 2
PO Box 120
Kópavogur 220
Tel: +354 560 0000
Fax: +354 560 0060
E-mail: sigling@sigling.is

~INDIA

Captain H Khatri
Nautical Surveyor
Government of India
Ministry of Shipping
Directorate General of Shipping
"Jahaz Bhavan", W H Marg
Mumbai 400 038
Tel: +91 22 261 3651-4
Fax: +91 22 261 3655
E-mail: mathkar@dgs.dgsshipping.com or dgship@dgshipping.com

~TK Kumar
Government Shipping Office
10, Nou Bhavan, RK Marg
Ballard Estate
Mumbai 400 001
Tel: +91 22 269 7971 / 269 7972
Fax: +91 22 269 3053
~E-mail: mmdmt498@bom3.vsnl.net.in

INDONESIA

Directorate General of Sea Communications
Gedung Karya Lantai 12 s/d 17
Jl Medan Merdeka Barat No.8
Jakarta 10110
Tel: +6221 344 7017 / 381 3269 or 1308 ext 4209 / 4223 / 4227
Fax: +6221 350 5681 / 385 7690 / 381 1786 or 384 5115

IRAN

Seafarers Training Standards and Certification General Directorate
Ports and Shipping Organization
No 751 Enghelab Street
Tehran 15994
Tel: +98 21 228 8037 / 228 1522
Fax: +98 21 280 2500 / 880 9367
E-mail: certification@ir-pso.com

~IRELAND

Marine Survey Office
26/27 Eden Quay
Dublin 1

Deck: Captain Tom O'Callaghan
Engineers: Austin Bolger
~Tel: +353 1 872 4491
Fax: +353 1 874 4900
E-mail: Tom.OCallaghan@Marine.Gov.ie 
Austin.Bolger@Marine.Gov.ie

IRELAND

Department of the Marine and Natural Resources
Leeson Lane
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 678 9141
Fax: +353 1 661 3817
E-mail: mso@dcmnr.gov.ie

ISRAEL

Ministry of Transport
(The Deputy Director for Technical Matters)
Administration of Shipping and Ports
Itzhak Rabin Government Complex
Haifa 33095
Tel: +972 4 863 1200 / 863 2126
Fax: +972 4 863 2111
E-mail: techni@mot.gov.il

ITALY

Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Maritime and Inland Waters Transport Department
Viale dell'Arte 16
Roma 00144
Tel: +39 06 5908 4514
Fax: +39 06 5908 4262
E-mail: moltoni.s@trasportinavigazione.it

JAMAICA

Maritime Authority of Jamaica
7th Floor, Dyoll Building
40 Knutsford Boulevard
Kingston 5
Tel: +876 929 2201
Fax: +876 754 2595
E-mail: rlee@jamaicaships.co or ibailey@jamaicaships.com

~JAPAN

Akiko Yoshida
Director, Seafarer's Certificate Office
License Division, Maritime Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2-1-3 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8918
Tel: +81 3 5253 8656
Fax:+81 3 5253 1644
E-mail: yoshida-a2qw@mlit.go.jp or nagahama-k2u5@mlit.go.jp

KENYA

Ministry of Transport and Communications
Transcom House, Ngong Road
PO Box 52692
Nairobi
Tel: +254 2 729 200
Fax: +254 2 726 362
E-mail: motc@insight.com

KIRIBATI

Ministry of Information, Communication and Transport
Marine Division
PO Box 487
Betio
Tarawa
Tel: +686 26 468 / 150
Fax: +686 26 193

KUWAIT

Ministry of Communications
The Director
Marine Affairs Department
PO Box 381
Safat 11111
Tel: +965 484 4102
Fax: +965 481 4372

LATVIA

Registry of Seaman of the Maritime Administration of Latvia
Katrinas iela 2a
Riga LV-1045
Tel: +371 7320 360 / 7099 400
Fax: +371 7320 395 / 7099 410
E-mail: spridzans@lja.bkc.lv

LEBANON

Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Directorate General of Land and Maritime Transport
Director General of Land and Maritime Transport
Georges Picot Street
Starco Bldg - 3rd Floor
Beirut
Tel: +961 1 371 644 / 645 / 646
Fax: +961 1 371 647
E-mail: ministry@transportation.gov.lb

LIBERIA

The Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs of the Republic of Liberia
8619 Westwood Center Drive, Suite 300
Vienna
Virginia 22182 USA
Tel: +1 703 790 3434
Fax: +1 703 790 5655
E-mail: safety@liscr.com

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

General Administration of Maritime Transport and Ports
PO Box 81890
Zanzour
Tripoli
Tel: +218 21 2148 91 415 / 2148 91 356 / 2148 91 355
Fax: +218 21 3600 7074

LITHUANIA

Maritime Safety Administration
J Janonio 24
Klaipeda
LT-5800
Tel: +370 6 499 753 / 499 752
Fax: +370 6 499 750

LUXEMBOURG

Commissariat aux Affaires Maritimes
26 place de la Gare
Luxembourg L - 1616
Tel: +352 478 4453 / 54
Fax: +352 29 9140
E-mail: cam@cam.smtp.etat.lu

MADAGASCAR

Ministère des Transports et de la Meteorologie
Direction des Transports Maritimes et Fluviaux
PO Box 581
Antananarivo
Tel: +261 20 22 25860
Fax: +261 20 22 25860 / 24001

MALAWI

Ministry of Transport and Public Works
The Director of Marine Services
Marine Department
Private Bag A81
Lilongwe
Tel: +265 742 3305 / 742 793 / 740 349
Fax: +265 743 796
E-mail: marinedepartment@malawi.net

MALAYSIA

Marine Department Malaysia
The Director-General
Marine Headquarters
Jalan Foreshore
42007 Port Kelang
Tel: +603 3169 5100
Fax: +603 3167 2882 / 3168 5289
E-mail: examiner@marine.gov.my

MALDIVES

Ministry of Transport and Communications
Huravee Building
Ameeru Ahmed Magu
Male' 20-05
Tel: +960 323 991 / 323 993
Fax: +960 323 994

MALTA

Malta Maritime Authority
Merchant Shipping Directorate
Technical Department
Maritime House
Valletta VLT 01
Tel: +356 250 360
Fax: +356 241 460
E-mail: charles.kerr@mma.gov.mt

MARSHALL ISLANDS

The Office of the Maritime Administrator
c/o Marshall Islands Maritime & Corporate Administrators, Inc
Maritime Operations Department
11495 Commerce Park Drive
Reston 20191-1507
Virginia, USA
Tel: +1 703 620 4880
Fax: +1 703 476 8522
E-mail: maritime@register-iri.com

MAURITIUS

Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Land Transport and  Shipping
4th floor, New Government Centre
The Permanent Secretary
Attention Director of Shipping
Port Louis
Tel: +230 201 2115 / 3236
Fax: +230 201 3417 / 7699
E-mail: transmau@intnet.mu

MEXICO

Dirección General de la Marine Mercante
Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT)
Avenida Nuevo León 210, 3 er Piso
Colonia Hipódromo Condesa
Mexico, DF CP 06100
Tel: +52 55 5574 27555
Fax:+ 52 55 5063 1133
E-mail: rchmtz@sct.gob.mx

MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF

Department of Transport and Communications
PO Box PS2
Palikir
Pohnpei FM 96941
Tel: +691 320 2865 / 2382 / 5829
Fax: +691 320 5853

MONACO (from previous circular)
previous circular

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Maritime Administration
Commissioner for Maritime Affairs
74Bd D'Italie EF
Monaco MC 98000
Tel: +377 93 10 44 50
Fax: +377 93 10 44 99

MOROCCO

Ministère du Transport et de la Marine Marchande
Direction de la Marine Marchande
Boulevard Félix Houphouet-Boigny - 200 000
Casablanca
Tel: +212 2 22 19 31 / 27 80 92 / 27 60 10
Fax: +212 22 27 33 40
E-mail: admarine@iam.net.ma

MOZAMBIQUE

Serviço Nacional de Administração e Fiscalização Marítima (SAFMAR)
Marine Personnel Certification Division
Av. Marquês do Pombal N° 297
PO Box 4317
Maputo
Tel: +258 1 420 552 / 301 963
Fax: +258 1 424 007
E-mail: safmar@zebra.uem.mz

MYANMAR

Department of Marine Administration
Ministry of Transport
Six Storey Building
Kannar Road
Yangon
Tel: +95 1 254 157 / 254 158
Fax: +95 1 254 159
E-mail: myanmarine@mptmail.net.mm

~NETHERLANDS

A M Leenstra
Coordinator Manning Section
Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate
PO Box 8634
3009 AP Rotterdam
Tel: +31 10 266 8500
Fax: + 31 10 202 3424 / 202 2712 (Manning Affairs)
E-mail: NSI-manningsection@ivw.nl
Internet: http://www.ivw.nl

~NEW ZEALAND

Maritime Safety Authority
Director of Maritime Safety
PO Box 27006
Wellington
Tel: +64 4 473 0111 / 494 1249
Fax: +64 4 494 8903
E-mail: tony.date@msa.govt.nz or john.ackrill@msa.govt.nz

NIGERIA

The Federal Ministry of Transport
Office of the Honourable Minister of State
Central Business District, 3rd Avenue
PMB 0336
Abuja
Tel: +234 9 523 7052
Fax: +234 9 523 7052

NORWAY

Norwegian Maritime Directorate
PO Box 8123 Dep
Oslo N-0032
Tel: + 47 22 45 45 00
Fax: + 47 22 56 87 80
E-mail: postmottak@sjofartsdir.dep.no

PAKISTAN

Ministry of Communications
Ports and Shipping Wing
Plot No 12, Misc Area
Mai Kolachi Bye-Pass
Karachi 74200
Tel: +92 21 920 6405-6
Fax: +92 21 920 6407 / 920 4191
Tlx: 29822 DGPS PK

~PANAMA

Directorate General of Seafarers
Autoridad Marítima de Panamá (AMP)
PO Box 5245
Panama 5
Tel: +507 226 8200 / 270 7678
Fax: +507 270 2925 / 270 7679
E-mail: gentemar@psi.net.pa

~PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Office of Transport and Civil Aviation
First Assistant Director
Maritime Transport Division
Craig's Waterfront Building
Port Moresby
Tel: +675 321 1866
Fax:+675 321 4968

PERU

Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas
Dirección de Control de Intereses Acuáticos
Jr. Constitución 150
Plaza Grau
Callao 1
Tel: +51 1 429 6536 / 6495
Fax: +51 1 429 6536 / 6495
E-mail: dicacont@marina.mil.pe

PHILIPPINES

Maritime Training Council
6th Floor POEA Building
Ortigas Avenue, Corner EDSA
Mandaluyong City 1501
Tel: +632 727 5716 / 725 1323 / 7728
Fax: +632 725 1266
E-mail: info@mtc.gov.ph

~POLAND

Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy
Chalubinskiego 4/6
Warsaw 00-928
Tel: +48 22 624 4000
Fax: +48 22 628 8515

~Maria Ostapowicz
Maritime Office Gdynia
10 Chrzanowskiego Str
81-338 Gdynia
Tel: +48 58 620 69 11
Fax: +48 58 621 93 48
E-mail: ostapowicz@umgdy.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

Instituto Marítimo Portuário
Edifício Vasco da Gama
Rua General Gomes Araújo
Lisboa 1399-005
Tel: +351 21 391 4500
Fax: +351 21 397 9796
E-mail: seafarers.certification@imarpor.pt

QATAR

The Director
Department of Maritime Affairs and Transport
PO Box 313
Doha
Tel: +974 441 4626
Fax: +974 441 3563

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Seafarer and Labor Policy Division
Shipping and Logistics Bureau
139 Chungjong No 3
Seoul 120-715
Tel: +82 2 3148 6632
Fax: +82 2 3148 6636
E-mail: jhyun@momaf.go.kr

ROMANIA

The Romanian Naval Authority
Constanta Port no 1
Constanta 8700
Tel: +40 241 616 129 / 602 229
Fax: +40 241 616 229 / 601 996
E-mail: RNA@RNA.RO

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation
Sadovaya Samotechnaya 10
Moscow GSP-4 101438
Tel: +7 095 926 9105
Fax: +7 095 926 9038 / 9128

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Maritime Administration
Commissioner for Maritime Affairs
74Bd D'Italie EF
Monaco MC 98000
Tel: +377 93 10 44 50
Fax: +377 93 10 44 99
E-mail: monaco@svg-marad.com

SAMOA

Secretary for Transport
Ministry of Transport
PO Box 1607
Apia
Tel: +685 23 700 / 701
Fax: +685 21 990

SAUDI ARABIA

Ministry of Communications
11179
Riyadh

SENEGAL

Ministère de la Pêche et des Transports Maritimes
Direction de la Marine Marchande
12, Rue Vincens x Avenue Faidherbe
BP 4032
Dakar
Tel: +221 821 36 43

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (formerly Yugoslavia)

Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Transport
Zgrada "Vektre"
Cetinjski pub bb
The Republic of Montenegro
81000
Tel: +381 81 234 179 / 482 124
Fax: +381 81 234 342
E-mail: mpis@mm.yu

~SINGAPORE

Shipping Division
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
460 Alexandra Road
21-00 PSA Building
Singapore 119963
Tel: +65 6375 1931 / 6223 / 1600
Fax: + 65 6375 6231
E-mail: shipping@mpa.gov.sg or sangam@mpa.gov.sg 
or Jaime_S_L_KOH@mpa.gov.sg
General radio operator certificate
Bee_Ching_LAU@mpa.gov.sg
Technical: tech@worldtanker.com.sg
Marine & operations: mar@worldtanker.com.sg
Spares & stores: purchase@worldtanker.com.sg
Crew: crew@worldtanker.com.sg
Accounts: acct@worldtanker.com.sg
Admin: admin@worldtanker.com.sg

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Ministry of Transport, Ports and Telecommunications
Maritime Office
Nám.Slobody 6
810 05 Bratislava
Bratislava
Tel: +421 7 352 088
Fax: +421 7 352 013

SLOVENIA

Ministry of Transport
Maritime Office
Langusova 4
Ljubljana 1535
Tel: +386 1 478 8500
Fax: +386 1 478 8230
E-mail: mpz.pomorstvo@gov.si

SOLOMON ISLANDS

Ministry of Transport, Works, Communication and Aviation
Marine Division
PO Box G32
Honiara
Tel: +677 27 351 / 21 535
Fax: +677 23 798
E-mail: angus@welkam.solomon.com.sb

SOUTH AFRICA

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)
PO Box 13186
Hatfield
Pretoria 0028
Tel: +27 12 342 3049
Fax: + 27 12 342 3160

SPAIN

Ministerio de Fomento
Subsecretaría
Dirección General de la Marine Mercante
Subdirección General de Tráfico, Seguridad y Contaminación Marítima
Madrid 28071
Tel: +34 91 597 9164 / 9286
Fax: +34 91 597 9297
E-mail: jabril@mfom.es

~SRI LANKA

The Presidential Secretariat
Merchant Shipping Division
1st floor, Bristol Paradise Building 43/89
Colombo 01
Tel: +94 1 441 293 / 2 / +94 1 441 429
Fax: +94 1 441 429 / +94 1 434 160
E-mail: dmsmos@stinet.lk

SWEDEN

Swedish Maritime Administration
Maritime Safety Inspectorate
Norrköping SE-601 78
Tel: +46 11 191 000
Fax: +46 11 239 934
E-mail: inspektion@sjofartsverket.se

SWITZERLAND

Swiss Maritime Navigation Office
Nauenstrasse 49
Postfach
Basel 4002
Tel: +41 61 270 91 20
Fax: +41 61 270 91 29

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Directorate General of Ports
PO Box 505
Al-Gasaer Street
Lattakia
Tel: +963 41 473 333 / 473 876 / 472 593 / 472 597
Fax: +963 41 475 805
E-mail: danco@net.sy

THAILAND

Maritime Department
Ministry of Transport
1278 Yotha Road
Sampanthawong
Bangkok 10100
Tel: +662 234 1070
Fax: +662 238 2309
E-mail: mseb@thaimail.com

TOGO

Ministère des Transports et des Resources Hydrauliques
Direction des Affaires Maritime
BP 4771
Lomé

TONGA

Ministry of Marine and Ports
PO Box 144
Nuku'alofa
Tel: +676 22 555 / 23 168
Fax: +676 24 267
E-mail: marports@candw.to

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO W I

Ministry of Works and Transport
Maritime Services Division
Ansa House, 2nd Floor
Corner Queen and Henry Streets
Port of Spain
Tel: +868 625 3858
Fax: +868 624 5884
E-mail: msdmowt@tstt.net.tt

TUNISIA

Ministère du Transport
Direction générale de la Marine marchande
24, Avenue de la République
Tunis 1001
Tel: +216 1 353 241
Fax: +216 1 354 244

TURKEY

Prime Ministry
Undersecretariat for Maritime Affairs
General Directorate of Maritime Transportation
N° 128 Maltepe
Ankara
Tel: +90 312 232 12 07 / 05 16
Fax: +90 312 231 33 06
E-mail: denizisleri@denizcilik.gov.tr

TUVALU

Ministry of Works, Energy and Communications
Department of Marine and Port Services
PO Box 34
Vaiaku
Funafuti
Tel: +688 20 054
Fax: +688 20 722

UKRAINE

Ministry of Transport of Ukraine
Inspectorate for Training and Certification of Seafarers
25, Olenivska str
Kyiv 04073
Tel: +38 44 463 72503
Fax: +38 44 463 7156
E-mail: itcskiev@kv.ukrtel.net

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Ministry of Communications
Director of Marine Affairs Department
Ministry of Communications
PO Box 900
Abu Dhabi
Tel: +971 2 6911 111
Fax: +971 2 6661 418
E-mail: marine@moc.uae.gov.ae

UNITED KINGDOM

Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton SO15 1EG
Tel: +44 23 8032 9231
Fax: +44 23 8032 9252
E-mail: exams_section@mcga.gov.uk

~CARDIFF UK

David Small
Registry of Shipping and Seamen
Marine and Coastguard Agency
Tel:+ 44 29 2076 8221
Fax: + 44 29 2074 7877
E-mail: exams_section@mcga.gov.uk

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

Ministry of Communications and Transport
Directorate of Transport and Communications
Shipping Section
PO Box 9144
Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255 22 211 5828
Fax: +255 22 212 2268

UNITED STATES

National Maritime Centre (NMC)
United States Coast Guard
4200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 510
Arlington
Virginia 22203-1804
Tel: +1 202 493 1023
Fax: +1 202 493 1060
E-mail: BChubb@Ballston.uscg.mil

URUGUAY

Prefectura Nacional Naval
Dirección Registral y de Marina Mercante
Rambla 25 de agosto de 1825, S/N
Comando General de la Armada 1er. piso
Montevideo CP11000
Tel: +598 2 915 79 13 / 916 49 14
Fax: +598 2 915 79 13 / 916 49 14
E-mail: pnndirme@adinet.com.uy or delea@armada.gub.uy

VANUATU

The Commissioner of Maritime Affairs
Republic of Vanuatu
Marine Quay
42 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York 10004
Tel: +1 212 425 9600
Fax: +1 212 425 9652
E-mail: vmsnyc@attglobal.net

VENEZUELA

Ministerio de Transporte y Communicaciones
Dirección General Sectorial de Transporte Acuático
Torre Este del Parque Central, Piso 38
Caracas
Tel: +58 2 509 2715
Fax: +58 2 509 2885 / 590 2772 / 2881 / 2885

VIET NAM

Vietnam National Maritime Bureau (VINAMARINE)
Division of Ships & Seafarers Registration and Certification
8 Pham Hung St
Cau Giay District
Hanoi City
Tel: +84 4 768 3192
Fax: +84 4 768 3058
E-mail: dktbtv@vinamarine.gov.vn or hiennv@vinamarine.gov.vn

~YUGOSLAVIA

See SERBIA and MONTENEGRO

~Harbour Masters Office - Kotor
Lucka Kapetanija
Fax: +381 82 325 578
E-mail: kapetani@ch.yu

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