To apply for a seaman's card, you can apply to the local maritime bureau with your personal ID card.

Seafarer's certificate processing process:

1. Prepare relevant materials. Personal application form for seaman's certificate, seaman's service book, seaman's competency certificate or competency certificate for international navigation, recent photos of the applicant's electronic certificate, and certificates issued by local public security organs that citizens are prohibited from leaving the country;

2. A valid medical certificate issued by the local hospital for the crew;

You can apply for a seaman's card with the above information at the local issuing authority.

The basic conditions are:

Seafarers are divided into ordinary seafarers and senior seafarers. Generally, an application for rating shall meet the following conditions:

(1) male, age 18-35 years old, with no bad behavior record, and loves sailing.

(2) Junior high school education or above, with a certain English foundation.

(3) Height 165 or above, no color blindness, colorless weakness, naked eye vision not less than 1.0, and naked eye vision of engineers (three pipes and mechanics) not less than 0.8; No stuttering, no flat feet, normal liver function, no chronic diseases and infectious diseases, and meet the physical examination standards for seafarers.

The training time for ordinary seafarers is generally 4 months. Professional training must be conducted in a training institution with corresponding qualifications designated by the National Maritime Safety Administration, and the specific training place shall be contacted by the crew company with the training institution. To apply for an officer, you need to graduate from high school or have a high school education, and other conditions are the same as those of ordinary crew members. The training time is 2-3 years, and the national recognized junior college or technical secondary school degree in navigation is obtained. The training places are Dalian, Shanghai, Tianjin and other maritime universities or maritime vocational and technical colleges. Senior seafarers learn more knowledge and skills.

legal ground

Article 5 of the Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Seafarers' Certificates may apply directly to the issuing authority, or entrust seafarers' overseas agencies or shipping companies operating ships on international routes and special routes to apply on their behalf. To apply for a seaman's certificate for fishing crew, an application shall be made through an offshore fishing company with corresponding qualifications or a company with foreign labor cooperation qualifications.