Reconhecimentos por Autenticação de Certificados

You should apply for the recognition of your certificate of competency prior to embark on Portuguese flagged vessels.

It can be required by:

the holder;
a representative of an entity, on behalf of third parties, as long as a processing of personal data declaration in accordance with the general regulation on data protection.

Online submission:

Register and authenticate yourself;
Access the new Request menu, select the Request Category, "Certificates Recognition by Authentications";
Fill in the form, upload the attachments, verify the information and submit your application.

DGRM offers its customers a manuals to support the use of online services:

RBE User Manual Download (2,3Mbytes)

To clarify questions or obtain information exclusively on seafarers issues:

E-mail: ajuda.bmar@dgrm.mm.gov.pt
Telephone: +351 213 035 805, Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

If holder:

Identification document;
Valid seaman’s book
Certificates to be recognized;
Valid Medical Certificate;
Statement attesting knowledge of Portuguese maritime legislation;
Updated photo (height 2.5 [cm] x width 2 [cm] - passport type), with white background, size up to 2MB, in one of the following formats: jpeg, jpg, png, bmp, gif.

If you represent an entity on behalf of third parties:

Statement (mandatory document to initiate application proceedings);
Identification document;
Valid seaman’s book
Certificates to be recognized;
Valid Medical Certificate;
Statement attesting knowledge of Portuguese maritime legislation;
Updated photo (height 2.5 [cm] x width 2 [cm] - passport type), with white background, size up to 2MB, in one of the following formats: jpeg, jpg, png, bmp, gif.