The STCW Convention requires Parties to maintain registers of certificates and endorsements for masters and officers and to make information available on the status of such certificates and endorsements to other Parties and companies which request verification of the authenticity and validity of certificates produced by seafarers.
Information on the correct point of contact to obtain certificate verification information via e-mail address has been given to IMO by some of the certificate-issuing authorities.
To check the validity of a certificate of competency by e-mail, first select the country of issue of the certificate from the list then click on "Go" button.
If you do NOT want to send an e-mail but you want to get full contact details then click on the "X" button.
http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/HumanElement/TrainingCertification/Pages/CertificateVerification.aspx
