According to the Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Seafarers' Certificates, the details are as follows:

Article 5 To apply for a seaman's certificate, you can apply directly to the issuing authority, or you can entrust an overseas seaman's agency or a shipping company operating ships on international routes and special routes to apply for it on your 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.

Article 7 An application for a seaman's certificate shall include the following materials:

(1) An application form for seaman's certificate;

(2) A service book for seafarers;

(3) certificates of competency for crew members of ships on international routes or special routes or certification materials for crew members' departure tasks;

(4) Photos of the applicant's recent electronic certificate.

Where the relevant units are entrusted to handle the seaman's certificate, the entrusted units shall provide the power of attorney in addition to the above materials.

Among them, the seaman's service book specified in Item (2) and the seaman's competency certificate specified in Item (3) need not be provided by the applicant.

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Relevant details of seaman's certificate

The crew certificate is issued by the Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China or its authorized maritime agency and is valid for five years. Extension and replacement abroad shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other overseas offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Seafarers of China nationality who work on ships of China nationality sailing on international routes or those of China nationality who are sent by relevant domestic departments to work on ships of foreign nationality may obtain seafarers' certificates.

Seafarers leaving the country by means of transportation other than a service ship with a seaman's certificate shall apply for entry transit visas to countries and regions before leaving the country. If it is not necessary to apply for a visa to a country or region, the seafarer's subordinate unit or dispatched unit shall issue a certificate to the frontier inspection organ. The contents of the certificate shall include the name of the crew, the certificate number and the country and region to be visited. It will be released after inspection by the frontier inspection station.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Measures for the Administration of Crew Certificates in People's Republic of China (PRC)

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