Marine Operations Note: 02/2026 - Launch of SEA360 Mobile Application

22 April 2026

MARINE OPERATIONS NOTE: 02/2026

Subject: Launch of SEA360 Mobile Application

REF: RLM-118, Requirement For Merchant Marine Personnel Certification RLM-280, Seafarers Certification & Documentation Receiving/Filing Agents Manual, Section 7.

Purpose

This Marine Operations Note informs all shipowners, ship management companies, manning/crewing agents, and authorized Liberian filing agents of the migration of Liberia’s SEA System (Seafarer Electronic Application System) into the Seafarer Portal, and the introduction of the new SEA360 mobile application available to individual seafarers.

Background

The Liberian Registry’s new mobile application, SEA360 allows Liberian seafarers applying for new documents to securely view electronic versions of their Seaman’s Book, Special Qualification Certificate (SQCs), License, and Sea Time on their mobile phones. Seafarers will be invited to download the application and access their issued e-certificates via the personal e-mail address provided in each SEA submission.

Certificates of Receipt of Application (CRAs) will not be available within the SEA360 mobile application, but QR codes will be added to the physical CRA document.

Authorized Liberian Filing Agents must continue to fulfill all responsibilities stipulated in publications RLM-118 and RLM-280 as is reiterated within their Filing Agent Agreements under (section 4), including the vetting of all seafarers and their national documents.

Applicability

Effective 23 April 2026, SEA System applications submitted via the Seafarer Portal will result in Electronic certificates that will be made available through SEA360. Seafarers will be invited to download the application and access their issued e-certificates via the personal e-mail address provided in each SEA submission.

All Liberian documents shall continue to be issued in physical form as is presently the case.

These electronic documents will serve as secure digital equivalents of the physical documents issued and will include QR codes for immediate verification via the Seafarer Certification Verification page, which is in addition to the Seafarer Search Tool.

As a reminder, in order for each seafarer to be in full compliance with existing Liberian and STCW regulations, the original credentials must be carried on board the vessel at all times.

Electronic Verification

Any party wishing to verify the authenticity of a document (e.g. Port State Control Officers) is invited to scan the QR code displayed on each electronic certificate within the SEA360 mobile application. Both physical and electronic certificates can be verified via QR code which will take you to the LISCR verification page. Additionally, the Seafarers Search Tool can be used as an alternative method to confirm validity.

For additional information, please contact Seafarer Certification and Documentation Department at +1 703-790-3434 or email: seafarers@liscr.com

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