Marine Operations Note: 04/2026 - Seafarers Verification Details

MARINE OPERATIONS NOTE: 04/2026

Purpose

This Marine Operations Note informs all shipowners, ship management companies, manning/crewing agents and authorized Liberian filing agents of the ability to verify all Seafarers documents including CRAs issued through the Seafarer Portal on or after 24 April 2026 via an embedded QR code.

Background

Effective 24 April 2026, all Liberian documents issued through the Seafarer Portal shall see the inclusion of a QR Code embedded on every Liberian document, including CRAs. Scanning the QR Code will navigate the user to the Seafarer Certification Verification page to confirm the validity of each particular document.

This feature is also available to verify:

• Liberian Course Certificates issued by Liberian Approved and Recognized Training Centers
• Medical certificates (Form RLM-105M-2) issued by Liberian-approved medical practitioners

In addition, all Liberian issued documents which do not have the new QR code can still be verified through the Seafarer Search Tool.

Electronic documents will be available to individual seafarers on their mobile devices through SEA360. Each document can be verified by scanning the QR code within the application, which directs users to the Seafarer Certification Verification page.

Applicability

Authorized Liberian Filing Agents are reminded that they must fulfill their responsibilities as indicated in publications RLM-118 and RLM-280 which is reiterated within their Filing Agent Agreements under section 4, pertaining to the vetting of all seafarers and their national documents.

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

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