BIMCO and ICS Seafarer Workforce report Country questionnaire

SEAFARER WORKFORCE REPORT 2026

Questionnaire for Maritime Administrations

BIMCO and ICS are preparing the Seafarer Workforce Report 2026, which aims to provide estimates of the global supply and demand for seafarers. It has traditionally been prepared every five years since 1990 and is the trusted source of information on the global situation related to seafarer training and ship’s crewing.

The Questionnaire for Maritime Administrations aims to collect information for BIMCO and ICS to use in the preparation of the Seafarer Workforce Report 2026, specifically on the numbers of qualified and certificated seafarers from countries around the world. It is specifically interested in the seafarers who are issued certificates by the Administration, or authorised certificate issuing authority, in accordance with the STCW Convention.

This survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

If you believe there is a more appropriate person/department to answer this questionnaire, please forward it to them or please send us their contact details by email (marinesurveys@bimco.org).

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• We will use the information provided to estimate the global supply and demand for seafarers, which will be reported in the Seafarer Workforce Report 2026.

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General information

Name of your Maritime administration (or authorized certificate issuing authority) *

Country?*

Certificates

Please provide latest available figures for the total number of qualified seafarers that hold a valid certificate issued by your Administration, or under its authority, in accordance with the STCW Convention.

NB. Please include ALL currently valid certificates issued by your Administration, or under its authority, only.

DO NOT include those endorsements attesting to the recognition of certificates issued by other Administrations, (i.e. do not include flag State endorsements as issued in accordance with Regulation I/10 of the STCW Convention).
DO NOT include nationals of your country who have had certificates issued from other Administrations.
DO NOT include non-STCW certified personnel (e.g. on fishing vessels, harbour tugs, estuarial or coastal craft).

Q1. Please provide the total number of seafarers (of any nationality and irrespective of their country of domicile) who currently hold valid certificates issued by your Administration or under its authority, for each of the following certificates described in Chapters II and III of the STCW convention.

Chapter II of the STCW Convention – Deck Department

Q1a. Regulation II/1 (Officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more) : *

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1b. Regulation II/2 (Masters and chief mates on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more) :*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1c. Regulation II/3 (Officers in charge of a navigational watch and of masters on ships of less than 500 gross tonnage) :*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1d. Regulation II/4 (Ratings forming part of a navigational watch) :*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1e. Regulation II-5 (Ratings as able seafarer deck) *

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Please indicate the year that the provided figures concern*

Year ( For example: 2024 or 2025 or 2026)

Engine Department – Chapter III of the STCW Convention

Q1f. Regulation III/1 ( Officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine-room):*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1g. Regulation III/2 ( Chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3,000 kW propulsion power or more):*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1h. Regulation III/3 ( Chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 kW and 3,000 kW propulsion power):*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1i. Regulation III/4 ( Ratings forming part of a watch in a manned engine-room or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room):*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1j. Regulation III/5 ( Ratings as able seafarer engine in a manned engine-room or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room):*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1k. Regulation III/6 ( Electro-technical officers):*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q1l. Regulation III/7 ( Electro-technical ratings):*

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Please indicate the year that the provided figures concern*

Year ( For example: 2024 or 2025 or 2026)

Q2. Does your Administration permit alternative certification under Chapter VII of the STCW Convention?

YesNo

Please provide the total number of valid certificates issued under Chapter VII of the STCW Convention

Q2a. Dual Officers?

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q2b. Dual ratings?

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q3. Please provide the total number of seafarers (of any nationality and irrespective of their county of domicile) who currently hold valid certificates (or endorsement to an existing certificate) issued by your Administration described in Chapter V of the STCW Convention.

Total number of valid certificates/endorsements issued under the following

Q3a. Regulation V/1-1(Certificate/endorsements in basic training for oil and chemical tanker cargo operations) ? *

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q3b. Regulation V/1-1 (Certificate/endorsements in advanced training for oil tanker cargo operations)? *

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q3c. Regulation V/1-1 (Certificate/endorsements in advanced training for chemical tanker cargo operations)? *

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q3d. Regulation V/1-2 (Certificate/endorsements in basic training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations)? *

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q3e. Regulation V/1-2 (Certificate/endorsements in advanced training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations)? *

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q3f. Regulation V/3 (Certificate/endorsements for training of personnel on ships subject to IGF code)? *

Number of seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Please indicate the year that the provided figures concern*

Year ( For example: 2024 or 2025 or 2026)

Q4. Please indicate some of the main nationalities (other than nationals of your country) of seafarers who currently hold valid certificates issued by your Administration, or under its authority, for each of the certificates addressed in Question 1 (Chapters II & III of the STCW Convention):

Q5. In the following question 5a to 5l, Please provide the number of women seafarers, who currently hold valid certificates issued by your Administration, or under its authority:

Q5a. Regulation II/1 (Officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more) : *

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5b. Regulation II/2 (Masters and chief mates on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more) *

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5c. Regulation II/3 (Officers in charge of a navigational watch and of masters on ships of less than 500 gross tonnage)*

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5d. Regulation II/4 (Ratings forming part of a navigational watch)*

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5e. Regulation II/5 (Ratings as able seafarer deck) *

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Engine Department – Chapter III of the STCW Convention

Q5f. Regulation III/1 (Officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine-room)*

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5g. Regulation III/2 (Chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3,000 kW propulsion power or more)*

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5h. Regulation III/3 (Chief engineer officers and second engineer officers on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of between 750 kW and 3,000 kW propulsion power) *

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5i. Regulation III/4 (Ratings forming part of a watch in a manned engine-room or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room) *

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5j. Regulation III/5 (Ratings as able seafarer engine in a manned engine-room or designated to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine-room) *

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5k. Regulation III/6 (Electro-technical officers) *

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Q5l. Regulation III/7 (Electro-technical ratings) *

Number of women seafarers currently holding valid certificates/endorsements issued by your Administration

Please indicate the year that the provided figures concern*

Year ( For example: 2024 or 2025 or 2026)

Q6. Please indicate how the number of women seafarers holding valid certificates issued by your Administration, or under its authority, has changed over the last five years.
The number of women deck officers   *   during this period. The reason for this is blank*.
The number of women engineering officers    *        during this period. The reason for this is   blank*   .
The number of women deck ratings    *        during this period. The reason for this is   blank*   .
The number of women engine ratings     *       during this period. The reason for this is   blank*   .

Q.7 - Please provide the latest available number of newly qualified officers, for the most recent complete year to date, who currently hold valid certificates issued by your Administration, or under its authority.
The total number of newly qualified officers for the most recent complete year to date is   Number*      ,of which, Deck Officers (regulation II/1) is   Number*
Engine Officers (regulation III/1) is   Number*
Dual Officers (regulation VII/2) is   Number*
Electro-technical officers (regulation III/6) is   Number* .

Q.8 - Please provide the latest available number of newly qualified ratings, for the most recent complete year to date, who currently hold valid certificates issued by your Administration, or under its authority.
The total number of newly qualified ratings for the most recent complete year to date is   Number*      ,of which, Deck Ratings (regulation II/4,5) is   Number*
Engine Ratings (regulation III/4,5) is   Number*
Dual Ratings (regulation VII/2) is   Number*
Electro-technical Ratings (regulation III/7) is   Number* .

Q.9 - How many seafarers holding valid certificates issued by your Administration do you estimate, are required to meet the current demand of the domestic shipping industry in your country (if any)? Number
Alternatively, you may choose to provide this as an estimated percentage of the total number of certificates of seafarers: %

Q.10 - How would you describe the current availability of your national seafarers within the global labour market for seafarers?
Deck Officers
Engine Officers
Deck ratings
Engine ratings

Training of seafarers

Q 11. What progress has your Administration made to facilitate the training of seafarers by means of online/distance learning for certain STCW courses? Please select the statement that you consider best describes the situation in your country.*

We have approved certain STCW training courses to be delivered online/via distance learning, where the elements of those course permit.We are in the process of approving certain STCW training courses to be delivered online/via distance learning, where the elements of those courses permit.We have not approved certain STCW training courses for online/distance learning, and do not expect this to become a significant trend in maritime training in our country.

Careers of seafarers

Q 12. Please provide any information on any national programme of initiatives to promote maritime training and seagoing careers (including any weblink to more information).

information on national initiatives

Q 13. Please provide any information or comments about the training and certification of seafarers in your country that may be relevant to the development of the Seafarer Workforce Report 2026.

comments about training and certification

Q 14. Any further comments? (Please feel free to add your comments on past, present and possible future related to the training and certification of seafarers in your country or if you wish to give a feedback on a relevant topic.)

further comments

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YesNo

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