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Issuance of Seafarers identity document (SID) to Indian seafarers-reg
Key Changes and Requirements
1. Seafarer Identity Document (SID) Rollout
The issuance of SIDs to Indian seafarers has been formally rolled out on 05.04.2019.
- Merchant Shipping Notice No. 02 of 2019: Details the rollout of SIDs.
2. Data Collection and SID Issuance
Data collection and issuance of SIDs is currently done at Government shipping offices in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai.
It is proposed to extend this facility to Mercantile Marine Departments (MMDs) with data collection centers in Noida, Goa, New Mangalore, Kochi, Vizag, and Kandla starting 01.08.2019.
3. Slot Booking and Utilization
Initially, 20 slots per day were available for booking at data collection centers. This has been enhanced to 150, 100, and 100 slots per day at Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai respectively.
Seafarers are encouraged to fully utilize these slots. Shipping companies and seafarer unions should disseminate this information.
Slots for new data collection centers will be available for booking from 22.07.2019 onwards.
Seafarers are urged to fully utilize the available slots for data collection to ensure timely issuance of their SIDs.
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