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Seaman's card ?

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  • 05-07-2014 1:18am
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    meathstevie
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    Anyone know how to go about getting one ?


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    LiamoSail
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    meathstevie wrote: »
    Anyone know how to go about getting one ?

    Do you mean the seamans identification book thing?

    I got mine when I got my discharge book. Have never been asked for it or had a use for it, no idea what its purpose is


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    Only ever got a discharge book. Company sent me to get both but something was not correct in the paperwork for the card the day I applied and never got around since as have not been asked for the seaman's card ever. However the discharge book is a requirement fairly regularly.

    You will need to get the supporting documents/request from your employer in order to to apply for a discharge book.

    If you want an Irish one, called an "Irish Seafarer's Record Book and Certificates of Discharge", (just to be different). Talk to these folks. Good luck BTW.

    http://www.dttas.ie/maritime/maritimesafetydirectorate/mmo

    “Follow the trend lines, not the headlines,”



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    jamesdiver
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    I got mine last year. It can be tricky if you are not currently employed by a shipping company, so ring ahead if you are not.

    I have never needed the ID card, but the discharge book is a useful document. It got me out of a fix at an SE Asian airport when the agent screwed up my work visa stamp and I had no other proof I was offshore.


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    meathstevie
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    Cheers lads, I'm looking into ship based work that's not strictly related to the day to day running of a ship but ID's are required by the looks of things.

    Thanks for steering me in the right direction.


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