Application Forms and Fees

Application forms for examinations, certificates, discharge books and other services may be downloaded from the link provided below.

We can not accept online applications at present however you may submit an application by email and forward original documents by post if required Application methods

Public Office/Postal Address:

Mercantile Marine Office     

Marine Survey Office

Irish Maritime Administration,                     

Department of Transport                    

Leeson Lane                                           

Dublin 2                                                  

Ireland

DO2TR60

Ph: + 353 (0)1 678 3480

admin@seafarers.ie                                            

By Post

It is in your interest to use registered post.  This Department will not accept responsibility for documents lost in the post.  Complete your application form as required, remembering to attach all the supporting documents listed on the checklist provided.  Post your application together with your payment by bank draft or postal order, made payable to the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, to the Mercantile Marine Office listed below.  Alternatively credit and debit card payments can be made by submitting the required information on the payment section of the application form.   

In Person

Complete your application form as required, remembering to include all the supporting documents listed on the relevant application form.  Call in to our public office detailed above with your credit/debit card, bank draft or postal order, made payable to the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, during our public office opening hours:

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 12:00

If your application is urgent please contact the Mercantile Marine Office in advance of submitting your application, to find out if your application can be processed earlier than 10 working days.

Important notice: 

Incomplete applications may be returned unprocessed, by post.  Therefore in order to avoid any undue delay in the processing of your application, please ensure all information/documentation detailed on the application form is submitted.

All fees are detailed on the relevant application form.