Issuance and Renewal of Seafarer’s Registry Certificates and Cyprus Endorsements attesting the Recognition of a Non-Cyprus Certificate (C41)

General Application Guidelines

Who Can Apply

• Seafarers who are permanent citizens of Cyprus: Apply directly using their CY Login If they don’t have one, they must create one.
• Seafarers who are non-permanent citizens of Cyprus: Application must be submitted by the managers or owners of Cyprus-flagged vessels.
• Managers or Owners of Cyprus-flagged vessels registered in Cyprus login into the SDM platform (CYSh1P) via their CY Login If they don’t have one, they must create one.
• Foreign managers or owners of Cyprus-flagged vessels Cyprus login into the SDM platform (CYSh1P) via SDM Login.

How to Apply

First Register and Enroll

• To be able to apply, users must first create an account and enroll in the relevant services (see User Guide at https://cysh1p.dms.gov.cy/).

Seafarers who are permanent citizens of Cyprus

• Can apply directly for the issue/renewal of: Seafarer’s Registry Certificates, Seafarer's Identification and Sea Service Record Book (SISRB) , Endorsements.
• Documents marked with an asterisk (*) need to be uploaded only once for each seafarer during the application process.This means that if you are submitting multiple applications (e.g., for different certificates), you do not need to upload the same document more than once, provided it is still valid and already associated with the seafarer’s profile.

Managers or Owners of Cyprus-flagged vessels

• Can submit applications for multiple seafarers in batch form
• For each seafarer, the applicant may request a Seafarer’s: Registry Certificate and/or Seafarer's Identification and Sea Service Record Book (SISRB) and/or Endorsement.
• Documents marked with an asterisk (*) need to be uploaded only once for each seafarer. This means that if multiple applications are submitted (for a number of seafarers and possibly for different certificates), there is no need to upload the same document more than once, provided it is still valid and already associated with the seafarer’s profile.
• Make a single consolidated payment for the entire batch of applications before submitting it.

Please refer to the below document for guidance on the application process.