25/06/2004 :: On behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate (NMD), the Norwegian Embassy in Singapore issues Provisional Certificate of Nationality and signs on seamen for Norwegian-registered vessels.
The conditions that have to be met regarding employing seamen on Norwegian-flagged vessels depend on the crew member's position on board the vessel. As a minimum, all crew members must have;
- a valid medical certificate issued by NMD’s approved doctors,
- a national discharge book (and for non-Norwegians; a Norwegian Sea Service Record),
- a contract of employment with a shipping company,
- NMD Employment Agreement (1 original + 3 copies),
- approved basic safety training and specialised security course depending on type of vessel (oil, chemical, gas etc.) in accordance with STCW-95,
- Employer/Employee Register.
Public muster must be carried out for all employees before commencing service on board Norwegian-flagged vessels (NIS and NOR), either by a Norwegian Embassy/Consulate or by one of the designated employment offices in Norway.
Deck and Engineer officers holding non-Norwegian certificates must apply to NMD for endorsement of their qualification documents. The embassy accepts applications for endorsement only if the certificates are issued by a country which has entered into a bilateral agreement with Norway. Norway has currently such agreements with Australia, Brazil, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, the EU, Iceland, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Poland and Canada.
For further information please contact the Embassy or NMD.